LOCK

Definition of LOCK

(verb)fasten with a lock
(verb)keep engaged
(verb)become rigid or immoveable
(verb)hold in a locking position
(verb)become engaged or intermeshed with one another
(verb)hold fast (in a certain state)
(verb)place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
(verb)pass by means through a lock in a waterway
(verb)build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
(noun)a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
(noun)a strand or cluster of hair
(noun)a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
(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 restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
(noun)any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured