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  • 1full lock — n [U] BrE if you turn the ↑steering wheel of a car to full lock, you turn it as far as it can be turned …

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  • 2full lock — adverb BrE if you turn a car s steering wheel full lock, you turn it as far as it can be turned …

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  • 3full lock — [1] A condition in which a detachable component (e.g., seat belt buckles) is securely attached. [2] The maximum angle attained by the wheels when the steering wheel is turned to its full extent …

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  • 4Lock (water transport) — Canal lock and lock keeper s cottage on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth in Hertfordshire, England …

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  • 5lock — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a mechanism for fastening a door, lid, etc., with a bolt that requires a key of a particular shape, or a combination of movements (see combination lock), to work it. 2 a confined section of a canal or river where the level can be… …

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  • 6lock — I UK [lɒk] / US [lɑk] verb Word forms lock : present tense I/you/we/they lock he/she/it locks present participle locking past tense locked past participle locked *** 1) a) [transitive] to fasten something such as a door or a container, usually… …

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  • 7full — 1. adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 (often foll. by of) holding all its limits will allow (the bucket is full; full of water). 2 having eaten to one s limits or satisfaction. 3 abundant, copious, satisfying, sufficient (a full programme of events; led …

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  • 8lock — 1 verb 1 FASTEN SOMETHING (I, T) to fasten something with a lock or be fastened with a lock: Did you lock the car? I can t get the door to lock. 2 PUT STH IN A SAFE PLACE (transitive always + adv/prep) to put something in a safe place and lock… …

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  • 9lock — [1] A fastening device which closes and opens by the use of a key. [2] A steering term describing the amount by which the wheels of a vehicle are able to turn. See steering lock and lock to lock. [3] An obstruction such as a air lock or vapor… …

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  • 10lock — lock1 noun 1》 a mechanism for keeping a door, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key.     ↘a similar device used to prevent the operation of a vehicle or other machine. 2》 a short section of a canal or river with gates and… …

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