Lock

lock. The verb to lock means to set the lock so the door or object is closed. A person who works on locks is called a locksmith. A key lock is a lock...

Lock picking is the art of opening a lock without the key and without damaging or destroying the lock or its door. It is usually used by locksmiths to...

Lock up may refer to: Lock-Up (TV series), a 1959 American legal drama series Lockup (TV series), a prison documentary series on MSNBC Prison cell, used...

A lock is a part of a navigable waterway system that makes a water "channel" deep enough for vessels to use. The lock controls pool depths, for example...

Tidal locking (or captured rotation) is when one side of an astronomical body always faces another. It is also called synchronous rotation. The classic...

A combination lock is a lock that is opened with a set of secret numbers instead of a key. Mechanical combination locks usually have a dial that is rotated...

Caps lock is the name of a key on a computer keyboard. When you press this key, letters that you type will be capital letters (like this, "ABC"), instead...

Sean Michael Lock (22 April 1963 – 16 August 2021) was an English comedian and actor. He was a team captain on Channel 4 comedy panel show 8 Out of 10...

Master Lock is one of the leading lock manufacturers. Master Lock's products include padlocks, door locks, and lock hasps. Master Lock was founded in...

Lock Up is a 1989 American action prison movie directed by John Flynn and starring Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, John Amos, Tom Sizemore, Larry...

The Rape of the Lock is a poem written by Alexander Pope, mocking heros and heroines. It was first published anonymously in Lintot's Miscellany in May...

can open more than one lock (if each lock also has its own key) is called a master key or skeleton key. The earliest known lock and key device was discovered...

Scroll lock (or ScrLk) is the name of a key on a computer keyboard that was meant to lock all scrolling methods. The scroll lock key is rarely used and...

Lock Haven is the county seat in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It started as a town in 1833. It was declared a city in 1870. As of 2020, there were 8,108...

A disc-detainer lock, also called a disc-tumbler, Abloy lock, or simply disc lock is a high-security keyed lock that uses a set of discs similar to those...

Lock Up Your Daughters! is a 1969 British comedy movie directed by Peter Coe and starring Christopher Plummer, Susannah York and Glynis Johns. It is a...

Enfield Lock railway station is in the London Borough of Enfield in north east London, and is in Travelcard Zone 6, on the Tottenham Hale part of the Lea...

The Lock is an oil painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. It was painted around 1776-79. The picture measures 71 × 92 cm (28 × 36.2 in). It hangs in the Louvre...

A lock is a way of raising and lowering boats and ships between stretches of water of different levels on rivers and canals. There is a fixed chamber where...

An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety system that prevents the wheels of a vehicle (for example car, motorcycle) from locking up when it is strongly...