lock
Noun
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is a type of: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in placesubtypes:
- 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
- door latch, latch - spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
- 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
has:is a part of:- door - a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
- drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
- gate - a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- lid - a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.
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is a type of: hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat losssubtypes:
- sausage curl - a fat sausage-shaped curl
- forelock - a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
- crimp - a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled
- dreadlock - one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
is a part of: coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) -
is a type of: mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
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is a type of: enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purposeis a part of: canal - long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigationsame as: lock chamber
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is a type of: constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motionis a part of: ignition switch - switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the startersame as: ignition lock
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is a type of: wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestlingsubtypes:
- hammerlock - a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back
- headlock - a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body
Verb
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is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sensesubtypes:
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is a type of: engage - get caught
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is a type of: bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze - hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondnesssame as: interlock
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is a type of: confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed
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is a type of: pass - go across or through
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