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lock
noun(lock)
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,
lock
verb(lock)
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
Synonyms: lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up,
Examples:
The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend.
She locked her jewels in the safe.
lock
noun(lock)
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
Synonyms: lock chamber,
lock
verb(lock)
hold in a locking position
Synonyms: interlace, interlock,
Examples:
He locked his hands around her neck.
lock
verb(lock)
keep engaged
Synonyms: engage, mesh, operate,
lock
noun(lock)
a strand or cluster of hair
Synonyms: curl, ringlet, whorl,
lock
verb(lock)
become engaged or intermeshed with one another
Synonyms: interlock,
Examples:
They were locked in embrace.
lock
noun(lock)
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
lock
noun(lock)
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
lock
noun(lock)
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
lock
verb(lock)
become rigid or immoveable
Antonyms: unlock,
Examples:
The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise.
lock
verb(lock)
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
lock
verb(lock)
fasten with a lock
Antonyms: unlock,
Examples:
Lock the bike to the fence.
lock
verb(lock)
hold fast (in a certain state)
Examples:
He was locked in a laughing fit.
lock
verb(lock)
pass by means through a lock in a waterway

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