{
    "term": "lock",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "lock",
            "heSheIt": "locks"
        },
        "pastSimple": "locked",
        "pastParticiple": "locked",
        "ingForm": "locking"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to fasten something with a lock; to be fastened with a lock",
            "sensetop": "lock (something)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Did you lock the door?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "David locked the room and slipped the key into his pocket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gates are locked at 6 o'clock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a locked cabinet"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This suitcase doesn't lock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Keep your garage securely locked."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The door locks automatically."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["carefully", "automatically", "electronically"],
                "verb + lock": ["forget to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be firmly locked",
                    "be securely locked",
                    "keep something locked"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to put something in a safe place and lock it",
            "sensetop": "lock something + adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She locked her passport and money in the safe."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["away", "in"],
                "preposition": ["in"],
                "phrases": ["be safely locked", "be securely locked"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to become or make something become fixed in one position and unable to move",
            "sensetop": "lock (something) (in/into/around, etc. something)lock (something) (together)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The brakes locked and the car skidded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He locked his helmet into position with a click."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to be involved in a difficult situation, an argument, etc.",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The two sides are locked into a bitter dispute."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt locked in a loveless marriage."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to be held very tightly by somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were locked in a passionate embrace."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to use a code or password to prevent data on a phone or computer from being changed or looked at by somebody without permission",
            "sensetop": "lock something",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These files are locked to protect confidentiality."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My phone is locked and I've forgotten the password."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Make sure you lock your screen if you leave your desk."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to get involved in an argument with somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The company has locked horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɒk/",
                "audio": "lo/lock/lock__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɒks/",
                "audio": "lo/lock/locks__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɒkt/",
                "audio": "lo/lock/locked__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɒkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "lo/lock/locking__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɑːk/",
                "audio": "lo/lock/lock__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɑːks/",
                "audio": "lo/lock/locks__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɑːkt/",
                "audio": "lo/lock/locked__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɑːkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "lo/lock/locking__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "verb Old English loc, of Germanic origin; related to German Loch ‘hole’."
}