"lock" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

lock verbo

lock + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 30
lock eyes • lock one's arms • lock horns • lock the door • lock one's hands • ...
verbo + lock
Kolokacji: 8
find locked • keep locked • start locking • avoid locking • remember locking • ...
lock + preposición
Kolokacji: 37
lock up • locked into • lock down • lock behind • lock onto • lock out • ...
lock + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 35
locked away • locked together • securely locked • automatically lock • locked tight • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 10
(3) securely, tightly, firmly
Kolokacji: 3
(4) automatically, mechanically
Kolokacji: 2
(5) tight, carefully
Kolokacji: 2
(6) open, actually
Kolokacji: 2
1. lock open = zamek otwarty lock open
2. actually lock = faktycznie zamek actually lock
  • And the state avoids the cost of actually locking someone up when fees and fines replace cell time.
  • What actually locked him back here was nothing he took or didn't take but her death.
  • When she went upstairs she made sure that the keys actually locked the doors.
  • When she left the branch she actually locked him in, using a special procedure which takes a few seconds.
  • When she parked in front of the office, she actually locked her car.
  • Before launch this would prevent the missile actually locking onto the target, preventing the operator from firing the missile.
  • The "gas pump" hose doesn't just slip into your tank's opening; you actually lock it on, creating a seal.
  • They actually lock the car with it running.
  • A second later, he actually locked his driver's side door, too.
  • Therefore, "flock" or "fcntl" fails to actually lock exclusively across machines.
(7) permanently, temporarily
Kolokacji: 2
(8) simply, literally
Kolokacji: 2
(9) quickly, suddenly, promptly
Kolokacji: 3
(10) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2

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