Crossword clues for locking
locking
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lock \Lock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Locked; p. pr. & vb. n. Locking.]
To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc.
To prevent ingress or access to, or exit from, by fastening the lock or locks of; -- often with up; as, to lock or lock up, a house, jail, room, trunk. etc.
To fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast.
To link together; to clasp closely; as, to lock arms. `` Lock hand in hand.''
--Shak.(Canals) To furnish with locks; also, to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
(Fencing) To seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act by which something is locked. 2 (context computing English) Using a lock or a mutex to restrict the access to a part of a code to at most one process. vb. (present participle of lock English)
WordNet
n. the act of locking something up to protect it [syn: lockup]
Wikipedia
Locking may refer to:
- Locking (computer science)
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Locking, Somerset, a village and civil parish in the United Kingdom
- RAF Locking, a former Royal Air Force base
- Locking Castle, a former castle
- Brian Locking (born 1938), rock guitarist
- Norm Locking (1911–1995), National Hockey League player
- Locking (dance), a style of funk dance invented in the early 1970s
Locking (originally Campbellocking) is a style of funk dance, which is today also associated with hip hop. The name is based on the concept of locking movements, which basically means freezing from a fast movement and "locking" in a certain position, holding that position for a short while and then continuing in the same speed as before. It relies on fast and distinct arm and hand movements combined with more relaxed hips and legs. The movements are generally large and exaggerated, and often very rhythmic and tightly synced with the music. Locking is quite performance oriented, often interacting with the audience by smiling or giving them a high five, and some moves are quite comical in nature. A dancer who performs locking is called a locker. Lockers commonly use a distinctive dress style, such as colorful clothing with stripes and suspenders.
Locking was originally danced to traditional funk music, such as that produced or performed by James Brown. Funk music is still commonly favored by locking dancers, and used by many competitions such as the locking division of Juste Debout. Locking movements create a strong contrast towards the many fast moves that are otherwise performed quite continuously, combined with mime style performance and acting towards the audience and other dancers. Locking includes quite a lot of acrobatics and physically demanding moves, such as landing on one's knees and the split. These moves often require knee protection of some sort.
Usage examples of "locking".
We were a strange procession -- Dem Ria and Dem Loa sweeping down the steep staircase ahead of me, then me carrying the flechette pistol and fumbling the rucksack on my back, then little Bin followed by his sister, Ces Ambre, then, carefully locking the trapdoor behind him, Alem Mikail Dem Alem.
Lucas stood with Amaryllis at the far end of the museum hall and tried to keep his attention on Miranda Locking and Merrick Beech.
I turned, tried to run, slipped on slush, and scrambled up, but Beane was on me, grabbing me, locking my body against his, kneading my breasts, clutching my sex, moaning and crying, trying to kiss me.
I was just locking my door when Cecilia, half undressed, came in to say that Bellino begged me to take him to Rimini, where he was engaged to sing in an opera to be performed after Easter.
Lucas broke off as Miranda Locking abruptly turned away from Merrick Beech and went down a darkened hall.
While Durand was locking the music parlor, Fred asked Sheila if she would mind forgoing his company for the evening.
It was a gimbaled burn, two seconds for a dip into the ergosphere, followed by five seconds against the flow, a two second burn by the empty ship just before locking bolts exploded for separation.
Their lights grew bright and awful, and DeChance pulled back her esp, folding it in upon itself, and locking it safely away inside her mind again.
As Boba Fett slammed the locking armature into its socket, then spun and dived for the floor, the cannon barrel swung down from nearly vertical to aiming level.
And he made me wild too--hunting me about the house, fooling about with his revolver, locking and unlocking doors.
We fixed on this plan, and I promised Binetti to be with him at midnight on Sunday, even if I had to stab the sentry, who was at my door all day, but who went away at night after locking me in.
By that time I shall be safe, and when you tell him I have gone to bed he will come to the door, wish me good night, and after locking the door and putting the key in his pocket he will go away with you.
Selik brushed past Father Bernard, and his eyes scanned the hospitium, finally locking on the tall, tunic-clad figure bent over a patient.
It was her father locking up for the night, and with a swift, irreflective movement she turned out the gas, fearful lest he should see a glimmer of light in her room.
Locking her shaky knees, Janney glanced over to the fountain, and then took in the rest of the room.