Lock
nounNoun
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
Type of:RestraintConstraintenclosure 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
Type of:Enclosurea strand or cluster of hair
Type of:Haira fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Type of:FixingFasteningHoldfasta mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
Type of:Mechanismany wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
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”
Type of:Confinehold in a locking position
“He locked his hands around her neck”
Type of:Holdbecome engaged or intermeshed with one another
“They were locked in embrace”
Similar:InterlockType of:SqueezeHugBosomfasten with a lock
“lock the bike to the fence”
Type of:FastenFixSecurebecome rigid or immoveable
“The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise”
Type of:Engagehold fast (in a certain state)
“He was locked in a laughing fit”
Type of:OvercomeOverpowerOvertakekeep engaged
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
Type of:MakeBuildConstructpass by means through a lock in a waterway
Type of:Pass
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