lock

[lɑːk]

Definition:
1. To put something in a safe place and lock it.
2. A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed.
3. To be held very tightly by somebody.

Use 'lock' in a sentence:

1. It was too late now for Blake to lock his room door.
2. At that moment he heard Gill's key turning in the lock of the door.
3. I will not rest until the murderer is under lock and key.
4. He reminded her that he would have to lock and bolt the kitchen door after her.
5. Give away any food you have on hand, or lock it up and give the key to the neighbours.
6. Don't forget to lock up at night.
7. She turned the key in the lock.
8. The key rasped in the lock and the door swung open.
9. They took my lock picks.
10. He turned the key in the lock.
11. The key has stuck in the lock.
12. She jiggled with the lock.
13. Until then, we'll lock the gates.
14. Would you be so kind as to lock the door when you leave?
15. Despite our attempts to break it, the lock would not yield.
16. She forgot to lock her door one day and two men got in.
17. Leave the key in the lock.
18. The two sides are locked into a bitter dispute.
19. Sorry, I forgot to lock the door.
20. Shine the torch on the lock while I try to get the key in.
21. I made doubly sure I locked all the doors when I went out.
22. She eventually had to lock herself in the women's restroom to avoid him.
23. This trunk won't lock.
24. It's not my job to lock up!
25. He rammed the key into the lock and kicked the front door open.
26. Don't forget to lock the door behind you.
27. See that all the doors are locked before you leave.
28. Are you sure you locked the gate? You could easily have forgotten.
29. We keep our valuables under lock and key.
30. She tried the door, but it was locked.
31. George took out a bunch of keys and went to work on the complicated lock.
32. The door was locked from the inside.
33. He took a small key from his pocket and slowly inserted it into the lock.
34. Insurance costs will be reduced for houses fitted with window locks.
35. Always lock your car.
36. She rammed the key into the lock.
37. One company had a virtual lock on all orange juice sales in the state.
38. I had the steering wheel on full lock.
39. She got the key stuck in the lock.
40. This suitcase doesn't lock.
41. He sold the business lock, stock and barrel.
42. The key doesn't fit the lock.
43. Push the tiny lever on the lock and let the door lock itself.
44. He picked each lock deftly, and rifled the papers within each drawer.
45. The company has locked horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts.
46. Ten degrees of frost had frozen the lock on the car.
47. Did you lock the door?
48. We had to put new locks on all the doors.
49. For reasons of security the door is always kept locked.
50. A special code is needed to override the time lock.
51. She locked her passport and money in the safe.