Definition (noun) a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Definition (noun) a strand or cluster of hair
Definition (noun) a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
Definition (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
Definition (noun) a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
Definition (noun) any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
Definition (verb) fasten with a lock
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lock the bike to the fence
Definition (verb) keep engaged
Definition (verb) become rigid or immoveable
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The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise
Definition (verb) hold in a locking position
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He locked his hands around her neck
Definition (verb) become engaged or intermeshed with one another
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They were locked in embrace
Definition (verb) hold fast (in a certain state)
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He was locked in a laughing fit
Definition (verb) place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
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The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
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She locked her jewels in the safe
Definition (verb) pass by means through a lock in a waterway
Definition (verb) build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels