ALL meanings of lock
lock
L l - noun lock a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair. 1
- noun lock locks. the hair of the head. short wool of inferior quality, as that obtained in small clumps from the legs. 1
- noun lock a small tuft or portion of wool, cotton, flax, etc. 1
- verb with object lock to fasten or secure (a door, window, building, etc.) by the operation of a lock or locks. 1
- verb with object lock to shut in a place fastened by a lock or locks, as for security or restraint. 1
- verb with object lock to make fast or immovable by or as if by a lock: He locked the steering wheel on his car. 1
- verb with object lock to make fast or immovable, as by engaging parts: to lock the wheels of a wagon. 1
- verb with object lock to join or unite firmly by interlinking or intertwining: to lock arms. 1
- verb with object lock to hold fast in an embrace: She was locked in his arms. 1
- verb with object lock to move (a ship) by means of a lock or locks, as in a canal (often followed by through, in, out, down, or up). 1
- verb with object lock to furnish with locks, as a canal. 1
- verb without object lock to become locked: This door locks with a key. 1
- verb without object lock to become fastened, fixed, or interlocked: gears that lock into place. 1
- verb without object lock to go or pass by means of a lock or locks, as a vessel. 1
- verb without object lock to construct locks in waterways. 1
- idioms lock lock horns, to come into conflict; clash: to lock horns with a political opponent. 1
- idioms lock lock, stock, and barrel, completely; entirely; including every part, item, or facet, no matter how small or insignificant: We bought the whole business, lock, stock, and barrel. 1
- idioms lock under lock and key, securely locked up: The documents were under lock and key. 1
- transitive verb lock secure with key, etc. 1
- noun lock securing device 1
- noun lock firearm safety 1
- noun lock canal 1
- noun lock certainty 1
- noun lock airtight chamber 1
- noun lock wrestling hold 1
- noun lock curl of hair 1
- intransitive verb lock become locked 1
- intransitive verb lock mechanism: stop moving 1
- transitive verb lock shut in securely 1
- transitive verb lock immobilize 1
- transitive verb lock interlink, join 1
- noun lock A mechanism for keeping a door, lid, etc., fastened, typically operated only by a key of a particular form. 1
- noun lock hair, esp when curly or fine 0
- noun lock a mechanical device furnished with a bolt and, usually, a spring, for fastening a door, strongbox, etc. by means of a key or combination 0
- noun lock anything that fastens something else and prevents it from opening, turning, etc. 0
- noun lock a locking together; jam 0
- noun lock an enclosed part of a canal, waterway, etc. equipped with gates so that the level of the water can be changed to raise or lower boats from one level to another 0
- noun lock the mechanism of a firearm used to explode the ammunition charge; gunlock 0
- noun lock air lock (sense 1) 0
- noun lock a certainty; sure thing 0
- noun lock a hold in which a part of the opponent's body is firmly gripped 0
- verb transitive lock to fasten (a door, trunk, etc.) by means of a lock 0
- verb transitive lock to keep from going in or out; shut (up, in or out); confine 0
- verb transitive lock to fit closely; link; intertwine 0
- verb transitive lock to embrace tightly 0
- verb transitive lock to jam or force together so as to make immovable 0
- verb transitive lock to put in a fixed position 0
- verb transitive lock to equip (a canal, etc.) with a lock or locks 0
- verb transitive lock to move or pass (a ship) through a lock 0
- verb transitive lock to fasten (type elements) in a chase or on the bed of a press by means of quoins 0