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How to pronounce “lock”

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Pronunciation guide for lock

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of lock with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Charles Babbage and Difference Enginge No. 2locket in the family um in in the babage
Definition summary: Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.

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Charles Babbage and Difference Enginge No. 2

locket in the family um in in the babage

[Noun]
Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
(computing, by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
A segment of a canal or other navigable waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
(firearms) The firing mechanism.
Complete control over a situation.
Something sure to be a success.
(gambling) Synonym of Dutch book.
(rugby) A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
A place impossible to get out of, as by a lock.
A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
A grapple in wrestling.
[Verb]
(intransitive) To become fastened in place.
(transitive) To fasten with a lock.
(intransitive) To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
(transitive) To intertwine or dovetail.
(intransitive, break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
To furnish (a canal) with locks.
To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning one's left arm around it, to disarm them.
(Internet, transitive) To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.
(Internet, wiki jargon, transitive) To prevent a page from being edited by other users.
(intransitive, rugby) To play in the position of lock.