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lock

nounverb /lɑk/ 1 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 10 WWF 12
Definitions
noun

a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key

noun

any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

verb

become rigid or immoveable

“The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise”

verb

build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

verb

fasten with a lock

“lock the bike to the fence”

verb

hold fast (in a certain state)

“He was locked in a laughing fit”

verb

pass by means through a lock in a waterway

verb

place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

“The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend”

noun

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

verb

hold in a locking position

“He locked his hands around her neck”

verb

keep engaged

noun

a strand or cluster of hair

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