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Lock the gate.

The lock on my drawer had been tampered with and some of my papers were missing.

Just pull the door shut. It'll lock by itself.

It is an act of cruelty to lock a small child in his room.

This is a code lock type that you can use on the entranceway as well.

While we were out for a picnic, our house's lock was picked by a thief.

The lock itself is a normal cylinder lock so it doesn't automatically lock when you shut the door.

Hey, when do the dorms lock up? "9 o'clock" "Whoops, if we don't run we won't make it!"

Management has threatened to lock out the workforce if they do not accept the proposed changes.

A normal person might spend a lifetime at it and still not succeed but faced with a determined Ren it was not greatly different from a normal cylinder lock.

First hold crime-prevention firmly in mind! Before going out, lock the doors!

to lock

Apparently, the burglar picked the lock with a hairpin.

Having practically unenforced laws on the books allows the police to lock up many people at will, since most people will always be violating some law or another.

When my home had an extension built I only had this room fitted with soundproofing and an internal lock.

A lot of local shops and businesses have been forced to close down because of the recession.

Many companies close down in a recession.

OK, I will shut down the TV.

How often do you shut down your computer?

The car plant shut down because it was losing money.

It was shut down by the university but it inspired him to create Facebook

I was so tired I just shut down during the meeting.

The website was shut down by the university.

Many factories have been forced to shut down.

All the machines shut down.

Hundreds of local post offices have shut down.