Definition of loock
1. lock [ v ] fasten with a lock
Examples:
"lock the bike to the fence"
(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)
When he had stored his stock in the great oak chest , locked the two big hasps and secured the additional chain , tied the fly of the tent , and picked_up the cash box , he moved_up the darkening street .
(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)
Locked .
(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)
A guest was locking his room ; they passed behind him and got to Alex 's room unnoticed .
Synonyms lock Related Terms unlock unlock fasten bolt padlock lock_up lock_in2. lock [ v ] keep engaged
Examples:
"engaged the gears"
(Paul Larson and Gordon Odegard, "How to design your...)
These slide into and out of the notches in the tappets as the tappets are moved , locking and unlocking them .
By this scheme , pulling one signal to clear locks all the other switch and signal levers in safe positions until the first signal is again restored to normal .
A turnout may have two levers , one to actually move the switch points , the other to lock the points .
A signal cannot be cleared until all the related turnouts are properly thrown and locked .
If the points are n't thrown all_the_way , the turnout cannot be locked , and in_turn , the signal cannot be cleared .
Synonyms lock mesh operate engage Related Terms disengage move throw ride operation engagement mesh3. lock [ n ] a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Used in print:(Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)
Now he was certain : the lock had not yielded to Muller 's collection of keys ; fresh scars showed that the door had been prized open .
It had been shut again , but the lock was broken ; he noted with a thrill of fear that the door moved under his touch .
(Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)
There was no lock on the door , only an iron hook which he unfastened .
(Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)
There was no lock because Herman did n't allow a lock .
There was no lock because Herman did n't allow a lock .
Synonyms lock Related Terms fastener padlock combination_lock latch sash_fastener doorlock cylinder_lock lever_lock door gate drawer door lid keyhole bolt tumbler4. lock [ v ] become rigid or immoveable
Examples:
"The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"
(Thomas B. Dewey, Hunter at Large....)
He rose stiffly , forcing his knees to lock .
(Ann Ritner, Seize a Nettle....)
The cold settled like a tangible pall over the Mile_High_City , locking it in an icy grip that harshened its outlines and altered its physical appearance ; it had a look of grim stark realism , resembling other cities whose habitual climate was cold , instead of the sprawling bumptious open-handed greedy Western city basking in eternal sunshine at the foot of mountains stored with endless riches and resources .
Synonyms lock Related Terms unlock engage5. lock [ v ] hold in a locking position
Examples: : "He locked his hands around her neck"
(Lilian Pompian, "Tooth-Straightening Today"...)
But because teeth sometimes may drift back to their original position , a retaining appliance is used to lock them in_place .
(Brett Halliday, The Careless Corpse....)
Shayne locked his big_hands around Harris ' thin neck and dragged him out over the seat into the roadway .
Synonyms lock interlace interlock Related Terms hold mesh6. lock [ n ] a strand or cluster of hair
Used in print:(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)
The firelight played over Eli 's flowing white locks and rugged features .
Synonyms lock whorl ringlet curl Related Terms hair hair forelock crimp sausage_curl dreadlock hairdo7. lock [ v ] become engaged or intermeshed with one another
Examples:
"They were locked in embrace"
("Reviews"...)
The subject he liked most was the female_body , which he painted in every state - naked , half-dressed , muffled to the ears , sitting primly in a chair , lying tauntingly on a bed or locked in an embrace .
(Ernest Becker, Zen: A Rational Critique. New York: W.W....)
He regulated the dualities of light and darkness , Yang and Yin , which are locked in eternal struggle .
Synonyms lock interlock Related Terms embrace8. lock [ v ] place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
Examples:
"The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"
"She locked her jewels in the safe"
(Ruth F. Rosevear, "North Country School Cares for...)
He locked his equipment in a cabinet where it still remains .
Synonyms lock_up put_away lock_in shut_up lock shut_away lock_away Related Terms confine locking9. lock [ n ] a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
Synonyms lock Related Terms mechanism firearm10. lock [ v ] hold fast (in a certain state)
Examples:
"He was locked in a laughing fit"
(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)
He might not have gone_that_far if Pa had n't been locked in laughing fit to shake the house .
Synonyms lock Related Terms overwhelm11. Lock [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4930
Synonyms Lock12. lock [ n ] 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 Related Terms enclosure canal13. lock [ v ] pass by means through a lock in a waterway
Synonyms lock Related Terms pass14. lock [ v ] build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
Synonyms lock Related Terms construct15. lock [ n ] 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 Related Terms restraint ignition_switch16. lock [ n ] any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
Synonyms lock Related Terms wrestling_hold hammerlock headlock interlockSimilar Spelling
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