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lock
noun as in device that fastens and bars free passage
Example Sentences
This process removed CO2 from the water and trapped it in limestone deposits, locking away carbon that might otherwise have warmed the planet.
Borthwick and Quins have also tried Cunningham-South at lock, and his appearances this season have been split equally between second row and number eight.
The new AWI research helps explain why: ocean layering has changed in a way that keeps much of the deep carbon locked away.
However, with the scores locked at 5-5, Xu managed to seal the all-important break before serving out a landmark victory on her third match point.
Then he locked in—and the Blue Jays were left looking helpless.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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