lock+up
111lock — n American 1. a certainty, usually heard in the teen agers phrase it s a lock . This sense of the word is an adaptation of the colloquial phrase to have (the situation) all locked up . 2. a person of Polish origin or descent. The racist term… …
112lock-in — n British a drinking session taking place in a pub after official closing time. The practice, which usually involves locking out late arrivals, hence locking in the existing cli entele, is illegal but sometimes unoffi cially condoned by local… …
113lock on to — locate (a target) by radar or similar means and then track. → lock …
114LOCK — abbr. SAF T LOCK INC NASDAQ …
115lock up — 1. Clasp, fasten, lock, close fast. 2. Confine, shut up, restrain …
116lock's — bul·lock s; …
117ˌlock sb ˈin — phrasal verb to put someone in a room and lock the door so that they cannot leave She went to her room and locked herself in.[/ex] …
118lock-in — adj. of or pertaining to a combination lock that is inoperable because the last number of a combination is set in the forbidden zone …
119lock up (to) — Complete, finalize, gain control of. ► “Toy companies pay TV stations to clear their shows, committing advertising dollars to lock up a time period.” (Brandweek, June 19, 1995, p. 36) …
120Lock — To open a lock, place a piece of mistletoe or moonwort in it …
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