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lock > 15 senses
NOUN	1	lock	A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
	2	lock, curl, ringlet, whorl	A strand or cluster of hair
	3	lock	A mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
	4	lock, lock chamber	Enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level
	5	lock, ignition lock	A restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
	6	lock	Any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
VERB	1	lock	Fasten with a lock
	2	lock, engage, mesh, operate	Keep engaged
	3	lock	Become rigid or immoveable
	4	lock, interlock, interlace	Hold in a locking position
	5	lock, interlock	Become engaged or intermeshed with one another
	6	lock	Hold fast (in a certain state)
	7	lock, lock in, lock away, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up	Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
	8	lock	Pass by means through a lock in a waterway
	9	lock	Build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

lock > pronunciation
Sounds	laa'k
Rhymes	aftershock, antiknock, Antioch, and 84 more rhymes in aak...

lock > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed.
Part of	door; drawer; gate; lid
Parts	bolt, deadbolt; keyhole; tumbler
Broader	fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
Narrower	combination lock; cylinder lock; doorlock; latch, door latch; lever lock; padlock; sash fastener, sash lock, window lock
Verbs	lock

lock > noun 2, body
Meaning	A strand or cluster of hair.
Synonyms	curl, ringlet, whorl
Part of	hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif
Broader	hair
Narrower	sausage curl; forelock; crimp; dreadlock

lock > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	A mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun.
Part of	firearm, piece, small-arm
Broader	mechanism

lock > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	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.
Synonyms	lock chamber
Part of	canal
Broader	enclosure
Verbs	lock; lock

lock > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	A restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key.
Synonyms	ignition lock
Part of	ignition switch
Broader	restraint, constraint

lock > noun 6, act
Meaning	Any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured.
Broader	wrestling hold
Narrower	hammerlock; headlock
Verbs	lock; lock

lock > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Fasten with a lock.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"lock the bike to the fence"
Contrary	unlock; unlock
Broader	fasten, fix, secure
See also	lock up; lock up
Narrower	padlock; bolt
Nouns	locker; lock

lock > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Keep engaged.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	engage, mesh, operate
Contrary	disengage, withdraw
Broader	move, displace
Narrower	throw, flip, switch; ride

lock > verb 3, change
Meaning	Become rigid or immoveable.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"
Contrary	unlock
Broader	engage

lock > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Hold in a locking position.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"He locked his hands around her neck"
Synonyms	interlock, interlace
Broader	hold, take hold
Nouns	lock

lock > verb 5, contact
Meaning	Become engaged or intermeshed with one another.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"They were locked in embrace"
Synonyms	interlock
Broader	embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze
Nouns	lock

lock > verb 6, emotion
Meaning	Hold fast (in a certain state).
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Examples	"He was locked in a laughing fit"
Broader	overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake

lock > verb 7, contact
Meaning	Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
Synonyms	lock in, lock away, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up
Broader	confine

lock > verb 8, motion
Meaning	Pass by means through a lock in a waterway.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Broader	pass, go through, go across
Nouns	lockage; lock; lockage

lock > verb 9, creation
Meaning	Build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Broader	construct, build, make
Nouns	lockage; lock

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