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lock

/ lock /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent''s body is twisted or pressured
Type of:
wrestling hold
Kinds of:
hammerlock headlock
Derived:
interlock interlace
verb Sense 2
hold fast (in a certain state)
"He was locked in a laughing fit"
Type of:
overwhelm overpower sweep over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
Type of:
construct build make
Derived:
lock chamber lockage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
hold in a locking position
"He locked his hands around her neck"
Type of:
hold take hold
Derived:
mesh meshing interlock interlocking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
fasten with a lock
"lock the bike to the fence"
Opposites:
unlock
Type of:
fasten fix secure
Kinds of:
padlock bolt
Derived:
locker
See also:
lock in lock away put away shut up shut away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
Type of:
pass go through go across
Derived:
lock chamber lockage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 7
become rigid or immoveable
"The therapist noticed that the patient''s knees tended to lock in this exercise"
Opposites:
unlock
Type of:
engage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 8
a strand or cluster of hair
Type of:
hair
Kinds of:
sausage curl forelock crimp dreadlock
Has parts:
hairdo hair style coiffure
Derived:
curl wave
noun Sense 9
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
Type of:
mechanism
Has parts:
firearm piece small-arm
noun Sense 10
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
Type of:
enclosure
Has parts:
canal
noun Sense 11
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
Type of:
restraint constraint
Has parts:
ignition switch
noun Sense 12
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Type of:
fastener fastening holdfast
Kinds of:
combination lock cylinder lock doorlock latch door latch
Has parts:
gate drawer door
verb Sense 13
become engaged or intermeshed with one another
"They were locked in embrace"
Type of:
embrace hug bosom
Derived:
mesh meshing interlock interlocking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 14
keep engaged
"engaged the gears"
Opposites:
disengage withdraw
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
throw flip switch ride
Derived:
operation engagement mesh meshing interlocking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 15
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"
Type of:
confine
Derived:
locking lockup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
91
Times Searched
3
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wrestling hold hammerlock headlock overwhelm overpower sweep over construct build make hold take hold fasten