lock
/lɒk/noun
उच्चारण लॉक
ताला; लट
Basic word
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[C]
a device that keeps a door, window, lid shut, usually needing a key to open it; a small amount of hair that hangs together
ताला; लट
- Turn the key in the lock.
- a lock of hair
- The thief broke the lock on the back door.
+ 2 more examples
- This lock is stiff, so I need to oil it.
- She tucked a lock of hair behind her ear.
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[T, I]
to fasten something with a lock; to become fixed in one position and unable to move
ताला लगाना; जकड़ जाना
- Lock the door before leaving.
- Don't forget to lock the gate when you go out.
- The wheels locked and the car skidded on the wet road.
+ 1 more example
- He locked his bicycle to a railing outside the library.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
lock + object (verb)
Lock means to fasten something with a key or bolt; the object is the door, box or room.
'Lock' का अर्थ चाबी या कुंडी से बंद करना है; object दरवाज़ा, डिब्बा या कमरा होता है।
- Please lock the door before leaving.
- She locked the cupboard and kept the key.
lock sb in / out / up
Use in for shutting someone inside, out for keeping someone outside, and up for putting someone in prison.
किसी को अंदर बंद करने के लिए in, बाहर रखने के लिए out, और जेल में डालने के लिए up का प्रयोग होता है।
- He locked himself in his room to study.
- I locked myself out of the house.
- The thief was locked up for a year.
a lock on / of
A lock is on a door (not of); a lock of hair is a separate small bunch.
दरवाज़े पर लगा lock 'on' से बताया जाता है; 'lock of hair' बालों की छोटी लट है।
- There is a strong lock on the gate.
- She kept a lock of her grandmother's hair.
lock (intransitive)
Lock can mean to become fixed or stuck: the wheels locked.
Lock का अर्थ अटक जाना या जाम हो जाना भी है: the wheels locked।
- The brakes locked and the car skidded.
+Collocations 5
adjective + lock
strongcombinationrustysafechild
- The safe has a combination lock.
verb + lock
pickbreakfitchangeturn
- The thief picked the lock in seconds.
lock + particle
lock uplock inlock outlock awaylock down
- Lock away your valuables before the journey.
lock + noun
screenkeystepgate
- Set a screen lock on your phone.
fixed phrases
lock, stock and barrelunder lock and keylock hornskeep under lock
- The files are kept under lock and key.
“More examples 7
- Radhika locked the room and went to the library.
राधिका ने कमरे में ताला लगाया और पुस्तकालय चली गई।
- The two leaders locked horns over the new law.
दोनों नेताओं में नए कानून पर ठन गई।
- The police found the stolen goods locked in a cupboard.
पुलिस को चोरी का सामान अलमारी में बंद मिला।
- He sold the factory lock, stock and barrel.
उसने कारखाना पूरा का पूरा बेच दिया।
- The lock of the suitcase is broken.
सूटकेस का ताला टूटा हुआ है।
- The boxers were locked in a fierce struggle.
मुक्केबाज़ भयंकर संघर्ष में जकड़े हुए थे।
- The guard checked every lock before going home.
पहरेदार ने घर जाने से पहले हर ताले की जाँच की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She locked the door with key.
✓ She locked the door with a key.
Key is countable, so it needs an article after with.
Key countable है, इसलिए with के बाद article चाहिए।
✗ I locked out of my room.
✓ I locked myself out of my room.
Lock out needs the reflexive pronoun when you shut yourself out.
स्वयं को बाहर बंद करने के लिए reflexive pronoun आवश्यक है।
¶Idioms 3
lock, stock and barrel
including everything
पूरा का पूरा, सब कुछ समेत
- They sold the business lock, stock and barrel.
- The family moved to Pune lock, stock and barrel.
under lock and key
locked up safely somewhere; in prison
ताले में सुरक्षित; जेल में
- The question papers are kept under lock and key.
- The robber is now under lock and key.
lock horns (with sb) (over sth)
to get involved in an argument or a disagreement with sb
(किसी से) सींग लड़ाना, टकराना
- The two leaders locked horns over the budget.
- Students locked horns with the management over fees.
→Phrasal verbs 4
lock sb/sth away
to keep something in a safe place that is locked; to put somebody in prison
(ताले में) सुरक्षित रखना; (किसी को) जेल में डालना
- She locked her jewellery away in the cupboard.
lock sb in
to prevent somebody from leaving a place by locking the door
(किसी को) अंदर बंद कर देना
- The prisoners were locked in their cells.
lock sb out
to prevent somebody from entering a place by locking the door
(ताला लगाकर किसी को) बाहर कर देना
- I locked myself out of the house.
lock up / lock sth up
to make a building safe by locking the doors and windows
(घर या दुकान में) ताला लगाना
- Don't forget to lock up before you leave.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart lock (fasten) and lockout (an employer stopping workers from entering a workplace during a dispute).
Lock (ताला लगाना) और lockout (विवाद के दौरान नियोक्ता द्वारा श्रमिकों को कार्यस्थल में प्रवेश से रोकना, तालाबंदी) को अलग रखिए।
Homophone: lock and loch (a lake in Scotland) sound similar.
Homophone: lock और loch (स्कॉटलैंड की झील) समान सुनाई देते हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Lock, stock and barrel (completely, including everything), under lock and key (kept safely locked away), lock horns (argue or fight with somebody).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: lock, stock and barrel (पूरी तरह, सब कुछ सहित), under lock and key (ताले में सुरक्षित), lock horns (किसी से बहस करना या लड़ना, सींग लड़ाना)।
Lockdown (an official order to stay at home, as during Covid-19 in 2020).
Collocation 'lockdown' (घर पर रहने का आधिकारिक आदेश, जैसे 2020 में Covid-19 के दौरान)।