lock
- n a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
- n a strand or cluster of hair
- n a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
- n 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
- n a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
- n any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
- v fasten with a lock
lock the bike to the fence - v keep engaged
- v become rigid or immoveable
The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise - v hold in a locking position
He locked his hands around her neck - v become engaged or intermeshed with one another
They were locked in embrace - v hold fast (in a certain state)
He was locked in a laughing fit - v 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 - v pass by means through a lock in a waterway
- v build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
lock-up option
- n an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover
lock chamber
- n 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
lockage
- n a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
- n a system of locks in a canal or waterway
- n passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
lockbox
- n a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
lockdown
- n the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)