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lock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed |
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holdfast,
fastener,
fastening,
fixing restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
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gate a movable barrier in a fence or wall
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drawer a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
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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"
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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"
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deadbolt,
bolt a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
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combination lock lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence
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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
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doorlock a lock on an exterior door
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keyhole the hole where a key is inserted
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door latch,
latch catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
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lever lock a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move
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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
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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
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tumbler a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
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lock - a strand or cluster of hair |
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curl,
ringlet,
whorl |
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hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism
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coiffure,
hair style,
hairdo,
hairstyle,
coif the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
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sausage curl a fat sausage-shaped curl
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forelock a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
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crimp a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
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dreadlock one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
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lock - any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured |
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wrestling hold a hold used in the sport of wrestling
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hammerlock a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back
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headlock a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body
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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 |
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enclosure the act of enclosing something inside something else
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canal long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
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lock - a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key |
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constraint,
restraint the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
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ignition switch switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter
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lock - a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun |
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mechanism the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"
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firearm,
small-arm,
piece a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
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lock - fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence" |
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unlock become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"
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unlock become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"
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fasten,
secure,
fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
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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"
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lock up secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"
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padlock fasten with a padlock
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bolt make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"
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lock - pass by means through a lock in a waterway |
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go across,
go through,
pass travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
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lock - hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck" |
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interlock,
interlace |
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take hold,
hold assume control
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lock - build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels |
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construct,
build,
make draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
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lock - become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise" |
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unlock become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"
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engage get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"
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lock - hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit" |
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sweep over,
whelm,
overpower,
overtake,
overcome,
overwhelm overcome by superior force
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