A downhole device, run and retrieved on slickline, that is placed and anchored within the tubing string to provide a setting point for flow-control equipment such as valves, chokes and plugs. The thre [..]

1 [countable] a part of a door, drawer, suitcase etc used for fastening it so that no one can open it. You usually open and close locks with a key, but if you pick a lock, you use something else to op [..]

c. 1300, "to fasten with a lock, shut or confine with a lock." The sense is narrowed from that of Old English lucan "to lock, to close" (class II strong verb; past tense leac, past [..]

"tress of hair," Old English locc "lock of hair, curl" (plural loccas), from Proto-Germanic *lukkoz (source also of Old Norse lokkr, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Dutch lok, Old High Ger [..]

"means of fastening," Old English loc "bolt, appliance for fastening a door, lid, etc.; barrier, enclosure; bargain, agreement, settlement, conclusion," from Proto-Germanic *lukan, [..]

Lock [N] [S]The Hebrews usually secured their doors by bars of wood or iron ( Isaiah 45:2 ; 1 Kings 4:3 ). These were the locks originally used, and were opened and shut by large keys applied through [..]

structure on a waterway where gates at each end allow the water level to raise and lower as they are opened and closed.

Where two siding panels join, or lock together.

a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence" a strand or cluster of hair engage: keep engaged; &quo [..]

A guaranteed win in the eyes of the person who made the wager.

A bet that cannot lose; a term that is often misused and abused by disreputable touts.

a strong fastening for a door or gate that can only be opened with a key

A term used for a wager that seemingly can’t lose

A "lock" is a label given to a player that has a high liklihood of performing well and is therefore a "lock" in a lineup. "Lock" can also refer to the function on DFC too [..]

The device, mounted in the slide that held the tube in a BL breech block.  The term originated with early cannons and muskets (eg 'matchlock' ).

The Hebrews usually secured their doors by bars of wood or iron (Isa. 45:2; 1 Kings 4:3). These were the locks originally used, and were opened and shut by large keys applied through an opening in the [..]

Where European locks have not been introduced, the locks of eastern houses are usually of wood, and consist of a partly hollow bolt from fourteen inches to two feet long for external doors or gates, o [..]

(1) To make a file or other piece of data inaccessible. File locking is a critical component of all multi-user computer systems, including local-area networks. When users share files, the operating sy [..]

shlos (shleser)

A general term referring to the total firing mechanism in a firearm. Range command sometimes used to indicate engagement of a manual safety (“Lock you firearms”). An externally applied device intended to help secure a firearm.

To dream of a lock, denotes bewilderment. If the lock works at your command, or efforts, you will discover that some person is working you injury. If you are in love, you will find means to aid you in overcoming a rival; you will also make a prosperous journey. If the lock resists your efforts, you will be derided and scorned in love and perilous v [..]

1. This is one of the basic functions of multi-users systems. File locking is a critical in all multi-user computer systems, including LANs and WANs. When users share files, the operating system must maintain file integrity in that more than one user can not change or modify the same file simultaneously. It does this by locking the file to modifica [..]

A data structure used to synchronize access to a shared resource. The most common use for a lock is in multithreaded programs where multiple threads need access to global data.

Slang for a "sure" winner.

An option exercised by the borrower, at the time of the loan application or later, to "lock in" the rates and points prevailing in the market at that time. The lender and borrowe [..]

To make all or part of a disk file read-only so that it cannot be modified by other users on a network. Object locking applies to objects that are being edited by another user. File locking applies to [..]

in effect - Technologies that cover large market shares continue to be used due to factors such as sunk investment costs, related infrastructure development, use of complementary technologies and asso [..]

The guarantee you should receive from your lender stating that the mortgage rate quoted will not change for a set amount of time. You want to the lock to stay in effect until closing.

The whole of anything. The lock, stock, and barrel of a gun is the complete instrument.

Slang for a "sure" winner.

An enclosure at the entrance to a tidal basin, or canal, with caissons or gates at each end by means of which ships are passed from one water level to another without materially altering the higher le [..]

A structure adjacent to a dam or in a canal to allow passage of vessels from one water level to another. The lock consists of a chamber, with gates at either end, in which water is raised or lowered. Navigation locks and dams do not normally store flood waters.

a large device that raises or lowers boats between water bodies that are at different levels

A device operated usually, but not always, by a key, having one or more bolts or other members to fasten and secure a door, lid, drawer or other member.

A supposed easy winner or large favorite.

An easy winner.

Easy winner.

A bet considered to be a sure thing. Also known as a banker.

For marine purposes: A space, enclosed at the sides by walls and at each end by gates, by which a vessel can be floated up or down to a different level. A ship elevator

Artificial enclosure of water in which a vessel can be floated from one level to another.

A.K.A. Lockup, Lockon. A radar/fire control system status in which the system has obtained a stable track, permitting weapons to be fired or launched.

an enclosed chamber in a canal, dam, etc., with gates at each end, for raising or lowering vessels from one level to another by admitting or releasing water.

A lock is a mechanism used to synchronize different processing threads, with set limits to avoid unlimited accessibility of a certain resource within a computing environment. It is a method meant to a [..]

, sb. a quantity. ‘A big lock.’ ‘A wee lock.’

easy winner

Part of the action of a gun; the mechanism by which a pull of the trigger causes a blow to be struck to the detonating primer, firing the gun. It can have an  internal or external hammer, be a flintlo [..]

Locks or second-row are the players wearing shirts number 4 & 5. Locks are very tall, athletic and have an excellent standing jump along with good strength. So they are the primary targets at line [..]

 - either of the two forwards normally wearing No. 4 and No. 5. Typically the largest players on the field, they have primary responsibility for being the power in scrums and securing the ball in line outs. Due to their size, they are also normally powerful forces in all loose play, rucks, and mauls. Also known as Second Row.

In total; the whole thing. For examples "He sold his shop, lock, stock, and barrel". This expression comes from the 3 major parts needed to construct a muzzle loading rifle or pistol [..]

Any object/system that restricts or redirects player progression or access. All locks must be able to be opened with a key. Locks can be in a locked, temporarily unlocked, or permanently unlocked stat [..]

A wet dock in a waterway, permitting a ship to pass from one level to another. (5)

1. A basin in a waterway with caissons or gates at each end by means of which vessels are passed from one water level to another.

All possible positions of a point or curve satisfying stated conditions.

A colloquial term used principally in postmortems to mean a 100% sure play or contract. For example, “Four spades was a lock.”

(1) (slang) (usually said of a contract or a set of circumstances) certainty

an easy winner, or a clear no-lose situation.

A hand that cannot be beaten. Also called the NUT.

A hand so strong that it's either impossible or at least wholly unlikely that it can lose no matter what comes on the coming streets. Having a lock on the pot means that it's time to figure out how to extract the most money out of the other players.

US term for an almost guaranteed winner.

  A sure winner.

A surefire winner (there really is no such proposition).

an enclosure with gates at either end for lifting or lowering vessels from one level to another

A lock is a replication feature that prevents a subdirectory from being exported.

Slang for a "sure thing" winner.

Slang for a "sure thing" winner.

also known as banker. A certain winner.

A supposed sure winning bet.

Term used for an almost guaranteed winner.

A guaranteed win in the eyes of the person who made the wager.

The firing mechanism of a muzzle loading firearm.

a) The three main parts of a muzzle loading gun. b) A general term used to mean everything associated with some enterprise.

The state of being synchronized in frequency or phase to another signal.

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Used in the context of general equities. Make a market both ways (bid andoffer) either on the bid, offering, or an in-between price only. Locking on the offering occurs to attract a seller, since the [..]