shift lock

ʃɪft lɒk

Definition

Definition of shift lock - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

car transmission

TECH.

mechanism that prevents moving the gear shift without a condition

TECH.

The shift lock stopped me from shifting out of park.

typewriter keyboard

Dated

key or button that keeps letters uppercase when pressed

Dated

Press the shift lock to type in all caps.

shift key

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Images of shift lock

mechanism that prevents moving the gear shift without a condition
key or button that keeps letters uppercase when pressed

Expressions with shift

shift gear

change gears in a vehicle to adjust speed

He had to shift gear to climb the hill.

shift gears

change the gear in a vehicle

He had to shift gears to climb the hill.

shift over

move slightly to one side

Please shift over so I can sit down.

graveyard shift

work shift during the late night hours

He started working the graveyard shift at the hospital last month..

shift into gear

change the gear in a vehicle to start moving

She shifted into gear and drove away.

shift the blame

make someone else responsible for a mistake

He tried to shift the blame onto his coworker.

Expressions with lock

lock in

prevent someone or something from escaping or changing

The contract locks in the current terms for a year.

lock into

secure something in a fixed position

He used a clamp to lock the pipe into place.

lock out

prevent from entering by locking a door

The company decided to lock out the striking workers..

lock up

securely store something in a locked place

She decided to lock up her valuables in a safe.

lock and key

device used to secure something

The treasure chest was secured with a lock and key.

lock down

make an arrangement definite or permanent

They locked down the deal with a handshake.

lock eyes

look directly into each other's eyes

They lock eyes across the room.

lock on

focus attention or aim on a target

The missile will lock on the enemy aircraft.

have it on lock

be very skilled or proficient at something

He has it on lock when it comes to coding.

lock and load

get ready for an imminent task

The team was told to lock and load for the big presentation.

Examples of shift lock in a sentence

You must press the brake to release the shift lock.
The old typewriter’s shift lock is stuck again.
She used the shift lock to fill out the form in capitals.

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French:verrouillage du levier de vitesse, verrouillage majuscules, ...
German:Schaltsperre, Feststelltaste, ...
Italian:blocco del cambio, blocco maiuscole, ...
Spanish:bloqueo de la palanca, tecla de bloqueo de mayúsculas, ...
Portuguese:bloqueio da alavanca de velocidades, bloqueio de maiúsculas, ...
Chinese:换挡锁, 大写锁定键, ...
Japanese:シフトロック, 大文字固定キー, ...
Arabic:قُفْل النَّاقِل, مِفْتاحُ التَّثْبِيت, ...
Hebrew:נְעִילַת יְדִית הַהִלּוּכִים, מַקָּשׁ קַפְּס לוֹק, ...
Russian:блокировка рычага переключения передач, клавиша фиксации регистра, ...
Ukrainian:блокування перемикання передач, фіксатор регістру, ...
Hindi:शिफ्ट लॉक, कैप्स लॉक कुंजी, ...
Bengali:শিফট লক, ক্যাপস লক, ...
Catalan:bloqueig de canvi, bloqueig de majúscules, ...
Czech:blokování řazení, zámek přeřaďovače, ...
Danish:gearlås, skiftelås, ...
Dutch:versnellingspookvergrendeling, shiftlock, ...
Greek:κλείδωμα ταχυτήτων, πλήκτρο κεφαλαίων, ...
Hungarian:váltózár, írógépváltózár, ...
Khmer:យន្តការចាក់សោដងប្តូរលេខ, គ្រាប់ចាក់សោអក្សរធំ, ...
Korean:쉬프트 락, 대문자 고정 키, ...
Persian:قفل دنده, کلید قفل شیفت, ...
Polish:blokada dźwigni zmiany biegów, klawisz blokady shift, ...
Portuguese (BR):trava do câmbio, travamento de maiúsculas, ...
Romanian:blocator al schimbătorului, tasta de blocare a majusculelor, ...
Swedish:växelspärr, caps lock-tangent, ...
Thai:ล็อกเกียร์, ปุ่มล็อกชิฟต์, ...
Turkish:vites kilidi, büyük harf kilidi, ...
Vietnamese:khóa cần số, phím khóa chữ hoa, ...

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