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lock

noun
  1. any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
  2. a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
  3. a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
    ignition lock
  4. enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level
    lock chamber
  5. a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
  6. a strand or cluster of hair
    ringletwhorlcurl
verb
  1. become rigid or immoveable
    “The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise”
  2. put in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
    “The parents locked their children up for the weekend.”
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  3. fasten with a lock
    “lock the bike to the fence”
  4. keep engaged
    mesh
  5. become engaged or intermeshed with one another
    “They were locked in embrace”
    interlock
  6. to hold in a locking position
    “They locked their hands around the boulder.”
    interlock
  7. build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
  8. hold fast in a certain state
    “I was locked in a laughing fit.”
  9. pass by means through a lock in a waterway