Noun
lock -
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
holdfast ,
fastener ,
fastening ,
fixing restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
gate a movable barrier in a fence or wall
drawer a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
door a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door" ; "he slammed the door as he left"
lid a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he raised the piano lid"
deadbolt ,
bolt a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
combination lock lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence
cylinder lock a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate
doorlock a lock on an exterior door
keyhole the hole where a key is inserted
door latch ,
latch catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
lever lock a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move
padlock a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
sash fastener ,
sash lock ,
window lock a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position
lock -
a strand or cluster of hair
curl ,
ringlet ,
whorl
hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism
coiffure ,
hair style ,
hairdo ,
hairstyle ,
coif the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
sausage curl a fat sausage-shaped curl
forelock a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
crimp a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
lock -
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
wrestling hold a hold used in the sport of wrestling
hammerlock a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back
lock -
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
lock chamber
enclosure the act of enclosing something inside something else
canal long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
lock -
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
ignition lock
constraint ,
restraint the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
lock -
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
mechanism the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control" ; "mechanisms of communication" ; "the mechanics of prose style"
Verb
lock -
fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"
unlock become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"
unlock become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"
fasten ,
secure ,
fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
lock away ,
shut away ,
lock in ,
lock up ,
shut up ,
put away ,
lock 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"
lock up secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"
padlock fasten with a padlock
bolt make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"
lock -
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
go across ,
go through ,
pass travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
lock -
hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"
interlock ,
interlace
take hold ,
hold assume control
lock -
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
construct ,
build ,
make draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
lock -
become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"
unlock become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"
engage get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"
lock -
hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"
sweep over ,
whelm ,
overpower ,
overtake ,
overcome ,
overwhelm overcome by superior force
lock -
keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
engage ,
mesh ,
operate
disengage ,
withdraw become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"
displace ,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
switch ,
flip ,
throw make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
lock -
become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"
interlock
bosom ,
hug ,
embrace ,
squeeze hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters"
lock -
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"
lock in ,
lock away ,
put away ,
shut up ,
shut away ,
lock up
confine prevent from leaving or from being removed
