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| 1. | [ verb ] fasten with a lock | |
| Examples: | "lock the bike to the fence" |
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| Related terms: | unlock unlock fasten bolt padlock lock_up lock_in | |
| 2. | [ verb ] keep engaged | |
| Synonyms: | mesh operate engage | |
| Examples: | "engaged the gears" |
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| Related terms: | disengage move throw ride operation engagement mesh | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed | |
| Related terms: | fastener padlock combination_lock latch sash_fastener doorlock cylinder_lock lever_lock door gate drawer door lid keyhole bolt tumbler | |
| 4. | [ verb ] become rigid or immoveable | |
| Examples: | "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise" |
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| Related terms: | unlock engage | |
| 5. | [ verb ] hold in a locking position | |
| Synonyms: | interlace interlock | |
| Examples: | : "He locked his hands around her neck" |
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| Related terms: | hold mesh | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (zoology) a strand or cluster of hair | |
| Synonyms: | ringlet whorl curl | |
| Related terms: | hair hair forelock crimp sausage_curl dreadlock hairdo | |
| 7. | [ verb ] become engaged or intermeshed with one another | |
| Synonyms: | interlock | |
| Examples: | "They were locked in embrace" |
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| Related terms: | embrace | |
| 8. | [ verb ] place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape | |
| Synonyms: | lock_up put_away shut_up lock_in shut_away lock_away | |
| Examples: | "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend" "She locked her jewels in the safe" |
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| Related terms: | confine locking | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (arms) a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun | |
| Related terms: | mechanism firearm | |
| 10. | [ verb ] hold fast (in a certain state) | |
| Examples: | "He was locked in a laughing fit" |
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| Related terms: | overwhelm | |
| 11. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4930 | |
| 12. | [ 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 | |
| Synonyms: | lock_chamber | |
| Related terms: | enclosure canal | |
| 13. | [ verb ] pass by means through a lock in a waterway | |
| Related terms: | pass | |
| 14. | [ verb ] build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels | |
| Related terms: | construct | |
| 15. | [ noun ] 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 | |
| Related terms: | restraint ignition_switch | |
| 16. | [ noun ] (sport) any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured | |
| Related terms: | wrestling_hold hammerlock headlock interlock | |
| Similar spelling: |
Locke Lok Loucks look Louk Loki lockjaw Lokey loach Loyce louche log LOX low-key Loso Losh lose Loos loch Loux Lois logy logo loge loco Loss Loza |
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