relock

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relock

(riːˈlɒk)
vb (tr)
to lock again
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They both pass out, and Durdles relocks it, and pockets his key.
It fitted, and he opened the box, but after a moment's hesitation, closed and relocked it, and slipped the bunch of keys, as well as the key that had originally stood in the lock, into his own pocket.
To my surprise, he did not examine them, merely remarking approvingly as he relocked the desk: "Decidedly, he is a man of method, this Mr.
"From the time of our alighting at the outer gate (which we found locked, and which one of the brothers had opened to admit us, and had relocked), I had heard cries proceeding from an upper chamber.
'To continue my statement, however: I relocked the bureau, using the key which Brunton had left, and I had turned to go when I was surprised to find that the butler had returned, and was standing before me.
In single-action mode, thumb-cocking the hammer releases the cylinder lock, rotates the cylinder until a fresh chamber is aligned with the bore, and relocks the cylinder.
If no one is home, the delivery person taps an app that grants one-time access to unlock your door, places the package inside, then relocks the door.
As soon as the beam interruption is detected, the camera relocks the laser beam on the reflector.
From secondary marketing's point of view, one of the biggest byproducts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is the significant increase in the number of relocks and extensions.
The system unlocks and relocks controlled doors according to the school schedule.
In addition, ScanLock facilitates hands-on selling by store associates when necessary, and then relocks without a key in the tumbler.