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lock [lok]
1. a place, often airtight, where something is sealed in.
2. a device such as a clamp for holding something firmly in place.
heparin lock see heparin lock.
lock
Vox populi A device that prevents a particular action or activity. See Bloxham air lock, Heparin lock, Job lock, Vapor lock.
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At long last however, the State Government have given the police the power to get on top of the situation; such as lock outs at the venues after 12 am (they can't get back in) and removal of glasses (they have to drink from plastic cups).
Drinkers' anger; On the web by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
All of this has lead to a large increase, according to the American Automobile Association, in lock outs and other problems related to misplaced keys.
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Matt O'Connor, of Fathers for Justice, said: 'We are getting reports that somewhere in the region of 100 courts in the UK are being affected, either in rooftop protests or in lock outs.
Fathers blamed for court attack by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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