English dictionary
lock
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
noun
- a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
noun
- a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
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
noun
- a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
noun
- a strand or cluster of hair
verb
- become rigid or immoveable
verb
- place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
verb
- fasten with a lock
verb
- keep engaged
verb
- become engaged or intermeshed with one another
verb
- hold in a locking position
verb
- build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
verb
- hold fast (in a certain state)
verb
- pass by means through a lock in a waterway
Example sentences
The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise
The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
She locked her jewels in the safe
lock the bike to the fence
engaged the gears
They were locked in embrace
He locked his hands around her neck
He was locked in a laughing fit