Hyphenation of lock

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lock

Definitions of lock:

1.
A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
2.
A strand or cluster of hair
3.
A mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
4.
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
5.
A restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
6.
Any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
7.
Fasten with a lock
Lock the bike to the fence
8.
Keep engaged
Engaged the gears
9.
Become rigid or immoveable
The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise
10.
Hold in a locking position
He locked his hands around her neck
11.
Become engaged or intermeshed with one another
They were locked in embrace
12.
Hold fast (in a certain state)
He was locked in a laughing fit
13.
Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend She locked her jewels in the safe
14.
Pass by means through a lock in a waterway
15.
Build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

Synonyms of lock:

noun fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
noun curl, ringlet, whorl, hair
noun mechanism
nounlock chamber, enclosure
nounignition lock, restraint, constraint
nounwrestling hold
verb fasten, fix, secure, lock up, lock up
verb engage, mesh, operate, move, displace
verb engage
verb interlock, interlace, hold, take hold
verb interlock, embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze
verb overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
verblock in, lock away, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up, confine
verb pass, go through, go across
verb construct, build, make

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