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lock Definition
(n)
a
fastener
fitted
to
a
door
or
drawer
to
keep
it
firmly
closed
(n)
a
strand
or
cluster
of
hair
(n)
a
mechanism
that
detonates
the
charge
of
a
gun
(n)
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
(n)
a
restraint
incorporated
into
the
ignition
switch
to
prevent
the
use
of
a
vehicle
by
persons
who
do
not
have
the
key
(n)
any
wrestling
hold
in
which
some
part
of
the
opponent
''
s
body
is
twisted
or
pressured
(v)
fasten
with
a
lock
; "
lock
the
bike
to
the
fence
"
(v)
keep
engaged
; "
engaged
the
gears
"
(v)
become
rigid
or
immoveable
; "
The
therapist
noticed
that
the
patient
''
s
knees
tended
to
lock
in
this
exercise
"
(v)
hold
in
a
locking
position
; "
He
locked
his
hands
around
her
neck
"
(v)
become
engaged
or
intermeshed
with
one
another
; "
They
were
locked
in
embrace
"
(v)
hold
fast
(
in
a
certain
state
); "
He
was
locked
in
a
laughing
fit
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
pass
by
means
through
a
lock
in
a
waterway
(v)
build
locks
in
order
to
facilitate
the
navigation
of
vessels
lock Synonyms
curl
engage
ignition lock
interlace
interlock
lock
lock away
lock chamber
lock in
lock up
mesh
operate
put away
ringlet
shut away
shut up
whorl
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