Словарь синонимов английского языка - lock

(n) 1. padlock, hasp, bolt, latch, bar, hook, clasp, catch: Why put a lock on the door if there is nothing worth stealing inside? 2. hold; control, power, sway, authority, command, supervision: The bureau has a complete lock on the issue of licences. -(v) 3. Often, lock up. padlock, bolt, latch, bar, secure, seal: Lock the doors before leaving for the day. 4. clasp, entangle, engage, join, entwine, close; clutch, grasp, grapple: For six hours the knights were locked in battle. 5. lock away. See lock up or away, below. 6. lock in. a secure, retain, fix, plant, implant, stabilize: What does the maker mean by 'the flavour is locked in'? b commit, oblige, constrain, bind: We are locked in to the promises we made to our employees. c lock up or away, confine, restrain, coop up: You'd better lock in dhe dogs before you leave. 7. lock on. fix on or upon, track, follow, pursue, keep track of: Our sights are locked on the target. 8. lock out. exclude, shut out, close out, keep out, bar, debar: During the strike, the management locked out all employees. 9. lock up or away. confine, jail or Brit also gaol, imprison, coop up, incarcerate, detain, impound, put behind bars, restrict, cage: They threatened to lock him up and throw away the key. (n) tress, curl, ringlet: As a love token, she sent him a lock of her hair.