locking
Making something immovable
Locking is a style of funk dance characterized by sudden pauses or "locks"—freezing briefly in position before resuming fluid movement.
Developed in the late 1960s, it became foundational to street dance and hip-hop culture.
The dancer might strike a pose, hold it for a beat, then snap back into motion: He hit the lock perfectly on the downbeat.
Key-operated door lock
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- latchDoor-securing catch
hasp · shackle · cam · plunger · lever · pin · wafer · warded
Connecting by interweaving ends
- crimpingFolding by compression
- cinchingPulling tight to secure
- clampingFixing firmly with pressure
- latchingSecuring with a catch
engaging · seating · snapping · clicking · securing · fastening · coupling · meshing
Resistant to break-ins
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- impregnableImpossible to capture
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- armoredProtected by metal covering
tamper-proof · childproof · anti-theft · safeguarded · protected · sealed · alarmed · encrypted
Short explosive sound
- tuttingClicking tongue disapprovingly
- wavingSweeping hand gesture
- hittingMaking forceful contact
- isolationsStates of being apart
robot · animation · ticking · freeze · gliding · strobing · vibrating · flexing
Hidden writing system
- cryptographicInvolving coded communication
- hashingOne-way data transformation
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- end-to-endSpanning the full sequence
Flag-based signaling system
- thread-safeSafe for parallel access
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- concurrencyOverlapping execution of tasks
- atomicOf elemental particles
blocking · read-write · optimistic · pessimistic · transaction · commit
deadbolt
Key-operated door lock
latch · hasp · shackle · cam · plunger · lever · pin · wafer · warded · keyhole
splicing
Connecting by interweaving ends
latching · engaging · seating · snapping · clicking · securing · fastening · coupling · meshing · mating
burglarproof
Resistant to break-ins
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- impregnableImpossible to capture
- reinforcedMade more resistant
armored · tamper-proof · childproof · anti-theft · safeguarded · protected · sealed · alarmed · encrypted · biometric
popping
Short explosive sound
isolations · robot · animation · ticking · freeze · gliding · strobing · vibrating · flexing · boogaloo
cipher
Hidden writing system
- cryptographicInvolving coded communication
- hashingOne-way data transformation
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
end-to-end · token · certificate · handshake
semaphore
Flag-based signaling system
- thread-safeSafe for parallel access
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- concurrencyOverlapping execution of tasks
atomic · blocking · read-write · optimistic · pessimistic · transaction · commit
- home activitiescleaning, cooking, sleeping, bathing, eating
- prevention actionshandwashing, sanitizing, vaccination, masking, distancing
- restrainingconstraining, restricting, limiting, confining, curbing
- tighteningtensing, clamping, cinching, tensioning, grip
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
lockingunlocking
Releasing a secured closure
opening · unbolting · releasing · disengaging · unfastening
lockingfreeing
Releasing from confinement
releasing · loosening · liberating · unfixing · mobilizing
- locking upFastening with a key
- locking downRestricting access completely
- locking inFixing firmly in place
- locking awayEnclosing for safekeeping
- locking eyesSustained mutual gaze
- locking outDenying access deliberately