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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
'lock' - used as a verb
7.
fasten with a lock
lock the bike to the fence
8.
keep engaged
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
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derived forms
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1. Lock / Plural
locks
2. Lock / Past
locked
3. Lock / Third Person
locks
4. Lock / Present Participle
locking
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