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