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  [lok-smith] /ˈlɒkˌsmɪθ/ noun 1. a person who makes or repairs locks and keys. /ˈlɒkˌsmɪθ/ noun 1. a person who makes or repairs locks n. early 13c., from lock (n.1) + smith.

• Lockstep

  [lok-step] /ˈlɒkˌstɛp/ noun 1. a way of marching in very close file, in which the leg of each person moves with and closely behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead. 2. a rigidly inflexible pattern or process. adjective 3. rigidly inflexible: a lockstep educational curriculum. /ˈlɒkˌstɛp/ noun 1. a method of marching in step […]

• Lock-stitch

  noun 1. a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals. noun 1. a sewing-machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread

• Lockup

  [lok-uhp] /ˈlɒkˌʌp/ noun 1. a jail, especially a local one for temporary detention. 2. the act of locking up or the state of being locked up. 3. a temporary imprisonment or detention, as of suspects or prisoners. 4. a stock that has been held by an individual as a long-term investment, or that a brokerage […]

• Lock-up

  [lok] /lɒk/ noun 1. a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc. 2. a contrivance for fastening or securing something. 3. 4. any device or part for […]

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