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Meanings of
locking
in English
Catalan
tancament
Spanish
cierre
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The act of locking something up to protect it.
lockup
Catalan
tancament
Usage of
locking
in English
1
Braking-force support is another way of saying: not quite
self
-
locking
,
but almost.
2
Twitter has not made the exact conditions for
locking
an account public.
3
This extends observations of a single
locking
region reported in previous studies.
4
A lockdown means
locking
all the school's windows and doors, he said.
5
Centre
locking
hubs help reduce the wheel's rotating masses to improve performance.
6
The practice of
locking
cell phones to a particular carrier is widespread.
7
Other race conditions occur if you do not handle file
locking
properly.
8
Apple has had problems with the iPhone's
password
-
locking
feature in the past.
9
Then the ostler left the stable,
locking
the door on the outside.
10
There was more to this problem of
door
-
locking
than met the eye.
11
And even less point in
locking
yourself in this room and brooding.
12
Sand had built up on the seaward side,
locking
it in place.
13
Using a
locking
carabiner, tie a Munter-mule knot to the master point.
14
The sheriff quittedtheroom ,closingand
locking
the door after him.
15
In addition to the traditional
locking
method, many naturals opt for Sisterlocks.
16
Typically banks charge customers a premium for
locking
in a low rate.
Other examples for "locking"
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About this term
locking
lock
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
central locking
clip a locking
new locking
second locking
Translations for
locking
Catalan
tancament
Spanish
cierre
encierro
Locking
through the time
Locking
across language varieties
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
Common
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