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lo·ca·tion /ləʊˈkeɪʃən/ n 1 [C] rather fml a particular place or position: a suitable location for a camp ➔ see POSITION (USAGE) 2 [C;U] a place outside or away from a film STUDIO where one or more scenes are made for a film: It was difficult to find a suitable location. | Most of the film was shot on location in Africa. 3 [U] the act of locating or state of being located: the location of the plane by radar
loch /lɒx, lɒk||lɑːk, lɑːx/ n ScotE 1 a lake 2 a part of the sea partly enclosed by land
Loch Lo·mond /lɒx ˈləʊmənd, ˌlɑk-||ˌlɑːk-, ˌlɑːx-/ a lake in western Scotland near Glasgow, popular with tourists. There is a well-known old song about Loch Lomond which contains the words:
For me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
the Loch Ness Monster
Loch Ness Mon·ster, the /ˌlɒx nes ˈmɒnstər, ˌlɒk-||ˌlɑːk nes ˈmɑːn-, ˌlɑx-/ a very large animal which is supposed to live in Loch Ness, a large, very deep lake in northern Scotland
CULTURAL NOTE Although some people say that they have seen the monster, its existence has never been proved, and for most people it is just a story. It is often shown in pictures as a creature like a long black or green DINOSAUR, and it is informally called Nessie.
lo·ci /ˈləʊsaɪ/ pl. of LOCUS
lock¹ /lɒk||lɑːk/ n 1 [C] an apparatus for closing and fastening something, usually by means of a key: Turn the key in the lock to open the door. | After the burglary she had all the locks changed. | a childproof lock on the car doors ➔ see also COMBINATION LOCK 2 [C] a stretch of water closed off by gates, especially on a CANAL so that the water level can be raised or lowered to move boats up or down a slope: The lock keeper closed the lock gates. 3 [C] a hold which some fighters can use, especially wrestlers (WRESTLE), to prevent their opponent from moving: an arm lock 4 [U] (in a machine) the state of being stopped in such a way that operation is not possible: in the lock position 5 [C;U] especially BrE the degree to which a STEERING WHEEL can be turned to change the direction of travel: full lock 6 lock, stock, and barrel (of an act that has an effect on several things) completely: We had to sell all our possessions/the whole company, lock, stock, and barrel. 7 under lock and key: a) safely hidden and fastened in b) imprisoned
lock² v 1 [I;T] to fasten with a lock: Lock the door. | The door won't lock. 2 [T+obj+adv/prep] to put in a safe place and lock the entrance or opening: She locked her jewels in the safe. 3 [T+obj+adv/prep; usually pass.] to hold or fasten firmly: The two fighters were locked together. | The lovers were locked in a deep embrace. | (fig.) We found ourselves locked into a senseless dispute with the management. 4 [I] to become fixed or blocked: I can't control the car: the wheels have locked. (=cannot be turned or moved) —able adj 5 infml lock horns to fight or argue with someone: She locked horns with him over the subject of equal pay for women.
lock sbdy./sthg. ⇔ away phr v [T] to LOCK up (2, 4): We locked all our valuables away before we went on holiday.
lock sbdy./sthg. ⇔ in phr v [T] to put or keep (especially a person or animal) in an enclosed place and prevent them from leaving, especially by locking a door: Help me, somebody—I'm locked in!
lock onto sthg. phr v [T] (especially of a MISSILE) to find and follow closely (the object to be attacked)
lock sbdy. ⇔ out phr v [T] 1 [(of)] to keep out of a place by locking the entrance: I forgot my key and found myself locked out of my flat. 2 usually derog to prevent (workers) from entering a place of work until a disagreement is settled as the employers want it ➔ see also LOCKOUT
lock up phr v 1 [I;T(= lock sthg. ⇔ up)] to make (a building) safe by locking the doors, especially for the night: Lock (the house) up when you leave. 2 [T(lock sthg. ⇔ up)] also lock away — to put in a safe place and fasten the lock: Lock it up in a drawer. 3 [T[lock sthg. ⇔ up]] to put (money) where it cannot easily be moved or changed into CASH: All our money is locked up in foreign companies. 4 [T[lock sbdy. ⇔ up]] also lock away — infml a) to put in prison ➔ see also LOCKUP b) to put (someone) in a special hospital for mad people: She's crazy; she ought to be locked up!
lock³ n a small piece of hair: She keeps a lock of his hair. ➔ see also LOCKS
Locke, John /lɒk||lɑːk/ (1632–1704) an English PHILOSOPHER who developed the idea of EMPIRICISM in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding. In his Two Treatises on Civil Government he wrote that a king or government received the right to rule from the people and not from God, and that the people should be able to change their government if they were not satisfied with it. These ideas influenced the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE in the US.
lock·er /ˈlɒkər||ˈlɑː-/ n 1 a small cupboard for keeping things in, especially in a school, factory, or sports building where people can leave their outdoor clothes and personal belongings while they are working or playing ➔ see also DAVY JONES'S LOCKER 2 AmE a very cold room used for storing food, as in a restaurant or factory: a meat locker
Lock·er·bie /ˈlɒkəbi||ˈlɑːkər-/ a town in southwest Scotland. Lockerbie became famous when a US plane, known as Pan Am Flight 103, crashed onto the town in 1988, killing 270 people. The plane was carrying a bomb, which was put there by someone working for the Libyan government. A Libyan man was given a LIFE SENTENCE in a Scottish prison for his part in the bombing. The Libyan government finally admitted that it was responsible for the bombing in 2003, and agreed to pay a total of more than $2 billion to the families of the people who were killed.
'locker room n a place where lots of lockers are kept, especially in a sports building, for leaving clothes in
lock·et /ˈlɒkɪt||ˈlɑː-/ n a small piece of jewellery for the neck, consisting of a metal case usually on a chain in which small pictures or locks of hair can be kept
Lock·heed Mar·tin Cor·po·ra·tion /ˌlɒkiːd ˈmɑːtɪn kɔːpəreɪʃən||ˌlɑːkiːd ˈmɑːrtɪn kɔːr-/ a very large US company that makes aircraft and products for the AEROSPACE industry
lock·jaw /ˈlɒkdʒɔː||ˈlɑːk-/ n [U] infml for TETANUS
'lock keep·er n a person whose job is to open and close the gates of a LOCK on a river or CANAL
lock·out /ˈlɒk-aʊt||ˈlɑːk-/ n the action by an employer of not allowing workers to go back to work, especially in a factory, until they accept an agreement ➔ see also LOCK OUT; compare STRIKE²
locks /lɒks||lɑːks/ n [P] poet the hair of the head: 'Her locks were yellow as gold ...' (Coleridge, The Ancient Mariner) | flowing locks ➔ see also LOCK³
lock·smith /ˈlɒkˌsmɪθ||ˈlɑːk-/ n a person who makes and repairs locks
lock·stitch /ˈlɒkˌstɪtʃ||ˈlɑːk-/ n the usual type of stitch of a sewing machine in which a thread from above the material and one from below fasten together at small distances apart
lock·up /ˈlɒk-p||ˈlɑːk-/ n a prison, especially a small one where a criminal can be kept for a short time, as in a village or small town ➔ see also LOCK UP
'lock-up 'garage /||. . .'/ n a garage (=a place to keep cars etc) which is separate from the user's house, is usually one of a set of such garages built together, and can be locked up. People whose house does not have its own garage often rent a lock-up garage: a block of council flats with a row of lock-up garages behind it
lo·co /ˈləʊkə/ adj [F] slang, especially AmE mad; CRAZY
lo·co·mo·tion /ˌləʊkəˈməʊʃən/ n [U] tech movement; ability to move
lo·co·mo·tive¹ /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/ n fml or AmE a railway engine