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