Word Information

Lock

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Definitions for Lock

noun
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
noun
a strand or cluster of hair
Synonyms
curl ringlet whorl
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
Synonyms
lock chamber
Examples
  1. 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
Synonyms
ignition lock
noun
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
verb
fasten with a lock
Examples
  1. lock the bike to the fence
verb
keep engaged
Synonyms
engage mesh operate
Examples
  1. engaged the gears
verb
become rigid or immoveable
Examples
  1. The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise
verb
hold in a locking position
Synonyms
interlock interlace
Examples
  1. He locked his hands around her neck
verb
become engaged or intermeshed with one another
Synonyms
interlock
Examples
  1. They were locked in embrace
verb
hold fast (in a certain state)
Examples
  1. He was locked in a laughing fit
verb
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
Synonyms
lock in lock away put away shut up shut away lock up
Examples
  1. The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
  2. 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

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