Center
Center verb - To bring (something) to a central point or under a single control.
Lock
Lock verb - Fasten with a lock.
Both words in one sentence
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You must lock four crystal fragments (balls) into the playfield's center crystal, then shoot the middle scoop to score 1 billion points.
Source: Wizard Mode -
Also awards anything currently lit at the center scoop: a ball lock (first multiball only), Quick Multiball, the Thing award, and an extra ball.
Source: Pinball / The Addams Family -
Theater Of Magic has a hole under the trunk to lock balls in the center of a loop.
Source: Developers' Foresight
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Lock or Center. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/center/lock.
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