lock
/lˈɑk/
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Definitions
Noun
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Noun
a strand or cluster of hair
Noun
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
Noun
enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
Noun
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
Noun
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent''s body is twisted or pressured
Verb
fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"
Verb
keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
Verb
become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient''s knees tended to lock in this exercise"
Verb
hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"
Verb
become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"
Verb
hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"
Verb
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
Verb
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
Verb
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
Synonyms
curl
engage
ignition lock
interlace
interlock
lock away
lock chamber
lock in
lock up
mesh
operate
put away
ringlet
shut away
shut up
whorl
More General Terms
bosom
build
confine
constraint
construct
displace
embrace
enclosure
engage
fasten
fastener
fastening
fix
fixing
go across
go through
hair
hold
holdfast
hug
make
mechanism
move
overcome
overpower
overtake
overwhelm
pass
restraint
secure
squeeze
sweep over
take hold
whelm
wrestling hold