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| lock n | slang (certainty) | zekerheid nw de |
| | The New York Yankees now have a lock on the Championship. |
| lock n | (air lock, decompression chamber) | decompressiekamer, luchtsluis nw de |
| | The diver remained in the lock for two hours to avoid the bends. |
| lock n | (wrestling hold) | houdgreep nw de |
| | He held the other guy in a lock. |
| lock n | (curl of hair) | lok, haarlok nw de |
| locks npl | literary (hair) | haar nw het, ont. |
| | | haren nw mv |
| | I envy my sister's thick, shiny locks. |
| lock vi | (become locked) | sluiten onoverg.ww |
| | You could hear the door lock. |
| lock vi | (stop moving) | vastlopen, blokkeren onoverg.ww |
| | | stilstaan onoverg.ww |
| | The wheels locked when he pulled the emergency brake. |
| lock vtr | (shut in securely) | opsluiten overg.ww |
| | | insluiten overg.ww |
| | She locked the dog in his kennel. |
| lock vtr | (immobilize) | vastmaken, vastbinden overg.ww |
| | She locked the box in place in the back of the truck. |
| lock vtr | (interlink, join) | verbinden, aansluiten overg.ww |
| | (armen) | verstrengelen overg.ww |
| | The protesters locked arms to keep the police from removing them. |
Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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lock [sb] away,
lock away [sb] vtr phrasal | (put in prison, institution) (figuurlijk) | iemand opbergen, iemand opsluiten vnw + ww |
| | | gevangen zetten bn+ww |
| | That man has committed terrible crimes; the judge is going to lock him away for a long time. |
lock [sth] away,
lock away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (keep safe or hidden) | opbergen, wegbergen overg.ww |
| | Lock away this box of chocolates before I eat them all! |
lock [sth] down,
lock down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make secure) | iets vergrendelen overg.ww |
| | Please securely lock down the skis on the roof rack. |
lock [sth] in,
lock in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (interest, price: fix) (figuurlijk, prijs) | bevriezen overg.ww |
| | We have locked in our mortgage rate for five years. |
| lock [sb] out (of [sth]) vtr phrasal sep | (prevent entering) | buitensluiten overg.ww |
| | I started banging on the door when I realised he had locked me out of the apartment. |
| lock [sb] out (of [sth]) vtr phrasal sep | (computer: prevent access) (computer) | buitensluiten overg.ww |
| lock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (hold prisoner) | opsluiten, gevangenzetten overg.ww |
| | They locked him up in a cell that was barely large enough to move around in. |
| | The wicked baron locked his wife up in the attic. |
| lock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (sentence to jail) | tot de gevangenis veroordelen woordgr. |
| | | tot een celstraf veroordelen woordgr. |
| | The judge should lock up the murderer and throw the key away! |
| lock [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (object: keep safe) | afsluiten, opbergen overg.ww |
| | The custodian locked up the school at the end of the day to prevent vandals from entering. |
| lock up vtr phrasal sep | (premises: secure) | afsluiten, op slot doen overg.ww |
| | The last person to leave should lock up. |