Definition of Lock

1. Noun. A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed.


2. Verb. Fasten with a lock. "Lock the bike to the fence"
Generic synonyms: Fasten, Fix, Secure
Specialized synonyms: Padlock, Bolt
Also: Lock Up, Lock Up
Derivative terms: Locker
Antonyms: Unlock, Unlock

3. Noun. A strand or cluster of hair.
Exact synonyms: Curl, Ringlet, Whorl
Generic synonyms: Hair
Group relationships: Coif, Coiffure, Hair Style, Hairdo, Hairstyle
Specialized synonyms: Sausage Curl, Forelock, Crimp, Dreadlock
Derivative terms: Curl, Curly

4. Verb. Keep engaged. "Engaged the gears"
Exact synonyms: Engage, Mesh, Operate
Specialized synonyms: Flip, Switch, Throw, Ride
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Antonyms: Disengage
Derivative terms: Engagement, Mesh, Mesh, Meshing, Operation, Operation

5. Noun. A mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun.
Group relationships: Firearm, Piece, Small-arm
Generic synonyms: Mechanism

6. Verb. Become rigid or immoveable. "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"
Generic synonyms: Engage
Antonyms: Unlock

7. 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.
Exact synonyms: Lock Chamber
Group relationships: Canal
Generic synonyms: Enclosure

8. Verb. Hold in a locking position. "He locked his hands around her neck"
Exact synonyms: Interlace, Interlock
Generic synonyms: Hold, Take Hold
Derivative terms: Interlock

9. Noun. A restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key.
Exact synonyms: Ignition Lock
Group relationships: Ignition Switch
Generic synonyms: Constraint, Restraint

10. Verb. Become engaged or intermeshed with one another. "They were locked in embrace"
Exact synonyms: Interlock
Generic synonyms: Bosom, Embrace, Hug, Squeeze
Derivative terms: Interlocking

11. Noun. Any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured.
Generic synonyms: Wrestling Hold
Specialized synonyms: Hammerlock, Headlock

12. Verb. Hold fast (in a certain state). "He was locked in a laughing fit"

13. Verb. Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape. "She locked her jewels in the safe"
Exact synonyms: Lock Away, Lock In, Lock Up, Put Away, Shut Away, Shut Up
Generic synonyms: Confine
Derivative terms: Lockup

14. Verb. Pass by means through a lock in a waterway.
Generic synonyms: Go Across, Go Through, Pass
Derivative terms: Lockage, Lockage

15. Verb. Build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels.
Generic synonyms: Build, Construct, Make
Derivative terms: Lockage

Definition of Lock

1. n. A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair.

2. n. Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the thing fastened.

3. v. t. To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc.

4. v. i. To become fast, as by means of a lock or by interlacing; as, the door locks close.

Definition of Lock

1. Noun. Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. ¹

2. Noun. (computing by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource. ¹

3. Noun. A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels. ¹

4. Noun. The firing mechanism of a gun. ¹

5. Noun. Complete control over a situation. ¹

6. Noun. Something sure to be a success. ¹

7. Noun. (rugby) A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team. ¹

8. Noun. tuft or length of hair ¹

9. Verb. (intransitive) To become fastened in place. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To fasten with a lock. ¹

11. Verb. (intransitive) To be capable of becoming fastened in place. ¹

12. Verb. (transitive) To intertwine or dovetail. ¹

13. Verb. (intransitive break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lock

1. to secure by means of a mechanical fastening device [v -ED, -ING, -S] : LOCKABLE [adj]

Medical Definition of Lock

1. 1. Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the thing fastened. 2. A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable. "Albemarle Street closed by a lock of carriages." (De Quincey) 3. A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock. 4. The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal. 5. An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; called also lift lock. 6. That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc. 7. A device for keeping a wheel from turning. 8. A grapple in wrestling. Detector lock, a lock containing a contrivance for showing whether it as has been tampered with. Lock bay, a range of bond stone. Mortise lock, a door lock inserted in a mortise. Rim lock, a lock fastened to the face of a door, thus differing from a mortise lock. Origin: AS. Loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the fastening of a door, fr. Lucan to lock, fasten; akin to OS. Lukan (in comp), D. Luiken, OHG. Luhhan, Icel. Lka, Goth. Lukan (in comp); cf. Skr. Ruj to break. Cf. Locket. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lock

lochia alba
lochia cruenta
lochia purulenta
lochia serosa
lochial
lochiometra
lochiometritis
lochioperitonitis
lochiorrhagia
lochiorrhoea
lochs
lochside
loci
lock (current term)
lock, stock and barrel
lock-and-key model
lock-gate
lock-in
lock-ins
lock-out
lock-pick
lock-picked
lock-picking
lock-picks
lock-step
lock-up option
lock-weir
lock-weirs

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