Synonyms: lock
Definition: any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
Similar words: wrestling hold
Definition: a hold used in the sport of wrestling
Synonyms: lock
Definition: a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Similar words: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
Definition: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: restraint, constraint
Definition: a device that retards something's motion
Usage: the car did not have proper restraints fitted
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: enclosure
Definition: a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
Synonyms: lock
Definition: a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
Similar words: mechanism
Definition: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
Synonyms: whorl, lock, ringlet, curl
Definition: a strand or cluster of hair
Similar words: hair
Definition: a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
Usage: he combed his hair; each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells
Synonyms: lock
Definition: become rigid or immoveable
Usage: The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: confine
Definition: prevent from leaving or from being removed
Synonyms: lock
Definition: fasten with a lock
Usage: lock the bike to the fence
Similar words: fix, fasten, secure
Definition: cause to be firmly attached
Usage: fasten the lock onto the door; she fixed her gaze on the man
Synonyms: lock, mesh, operate, engage
Definition: keep engaged
Usage: engaged the gears
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Definition: become engaged or intermeshed with one another
Usage: They were locked in embrace
Similar words: embrace, bosom, hug, squeeze
Definition: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
Usage: Hug me, please; They embraced; He hugged her close to him
Synonyms: lock, interlace, interlock
Definition: hold in a locking position
Usage: He locked his hands around her neck
Similar words: take hold, hold
Definition: have or hold in one's hands or grip
Usage: Hold this bowl for a moment, please; A crazy idea took hold of him
Synonyms: lock
Definition: build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
Similar words: construct, make, build
Definition: make by combining materials and parts
Usage: this little pig made his house out of straw; Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
Synonyms: lock
Definition: hold fast (in a certain state)
Usage: He was locked in a laughing fit
Similar words: sweep over, overtake, overwhelm, overcome, overpower, whelm
Definition: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Synonyms: lock
Definition: pass by means through a lock in a waterway
Similar words: go across, go through, pass
Definition: go across or through
Usage: We passed the point where the police car had parked; A terrible thought went through his mind