lock horns
Engage in conflict.
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lock in
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure.
lock off
To stop talking to (someone); to cut (someone) out; to ghost (someone).
lock on
To begin tracking a target via an automated system.
lock out
To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.
lock through
To travel through a lock, or a flight of locks, on a waterway.
lock under
To serve a life sentence in prison.
lock up
To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
locked in
A state of total concentration on a task. Similar to flow state.
locker room talk
A type of boastful, lurid, chauvinistic conversation that commonly takes place in all-male locker rooms, especially such conversation concerning sexual conquests and the like.
LockMart
Abbreviation of Lockheed Martin
locks only keep honest people honest
While locks may deter honest people from attempting to break in, they will do little to stop a prepared attacker
locksmith
Someone who only bets when they are sure they will win.
lockup
A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.
locky D
Lockdown in response to COVID-19.
locomotive
A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed.
log in
To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.
log into
To log in (“gain access, usually by providing a previously registered username and password”) to (a computer system).
log on
Synonym of log in.
log onto
Synonym of log on.
log out
To exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again.
loggie
A person who works in logistics.
LoK
Initialism of The Legend of Korra.
lokius
The ship of characters Loki and Mobius from the television series Loki.
LOL in NAD
Initialism of little old lady in no apparent distress.
lolfan
A fan whose appreciation of something (generally a book, movie, or television show) is mainly ironic.
lolibaba
An old woman (or supernaturally aged female being) with the body of a loli.
lolibait
Characters or media made to appeal to lolicons.
loll about
Synonym of loll around.
loll around
To waste time by relaxing, sitting, reclining and being lazy.
lolly
The head (or, by extension, the tongue).
lolly up
To inform on.
lollygagger
A lazy person, one who lollygags; a slacker, ne'er-do-well.
lollypaloozer
An outstanding example of its kind.
lolocaust
A holocaust, seen as a humorous event.
London Ordinary
The beach at Brighton.
lone rangering
The practice of doing something on one's own, especially without authorization.
long
Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
long absent, soon forgotten
Love fades away when people are distant and do not maintain close physical contact.
long arms
A person who steals things or borrows them without asking.
long drink of water
A tall person.
long for
likely to remain for a long time
long ghost
A tall, thin person.
long off
a fielding position on the off side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives
long shot
Very unlikely.
long streak of misery
A tall, thin person with a gloomy attitude.
long time no see
Not seen in a long time.
long ways, long lies
Someone who returns from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.
long-sleever
A pint of beer.
long-tailed one
A banknote of high denomination.
longhouse
The modern society, perceived as increasingly matriarchal and overly egalitarian, and therefore stifling nonconformity and masculine values.
longs and shorts
Playing cards designed for cheating.
loo
A lieutenant.
loob
lubricant, especially social lubricant
loogie
A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.
look a gift horse in the mouth
To find fault with something that has been received as a gift or favor.
look after
To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
look ahead
To consider the future, to anticipate future events.
look ahead to
To plan for the future; to look forward to something; to be excited for something happening in the future.
look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards
To look extremely dishevelled.