Lock
Lock verb - Fasten with a lock.
Put to
Both terms in one sentence
- When Weyland Smith, the caretaker of the Farm for non-human Fables, was captured and put to work smithing weapons, he was chained up with a magical lock that he couldn't try to escape from.
Source: Zeroth Law Rebellion - In the Monster Hunter games, if you suffer a stun-lock/disability due to monster roars, being dizzied, paralyzed, put to sleep or being overwhelmed by wind pressure, your palico or Shakalaka companions (or your teammates in multiplayer) might run over and give you a healing dope-slap.
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In fact, should his teammates manage to wake up all enemies on the following turn, Teddie can potentially put his enemies to sleep again and repeat the process ad infinitum (enemies that wake up after being put to sleep lose a turn, hence the name, "Sleep Lock").
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