LOCK
Scrabble letter values: L1O1C3K5 = 10
Definition
- noun a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed.
- noun a strand or cluster of hair. — synonyms: curl, ringlet, whorl
- noun a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun.
- noun enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level. — synonyms: lock_chamber
- noun 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
- noun any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured.
- verb fasten with a lock.
- verb keep engaged. — synonyms: engage, mesh, operate
- verb become rigid or immoveable.
- verb hold in a locking position. — synonyms: interlock, interlace
- verb become engaged or intermeshed with one another. — synonyms: interlock
- verb hold fast (in a certain state).
- verb place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape. — synonyms: lock_in, lock_away, put_away, shut_up, shut_away, lock_up
- verb pass by means through a lock in a waterway.
- verb build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels.
Examples
- “used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it”
- “lock the bike to the fence”
- “engaged the gears”