lock

Noun
  1. A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed (synset 103687813)
    is a type of: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
    subtypes:
    • 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:
    • bolt, deadbolt - the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
    • keyhole - the hole where a key is inserted
    • tumbler - a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
    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.
  2. A strand or cluster of hair (synset 105265220)
    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 loss
    subtypes:
    • 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)
    same as: curl, ringlet, whorl
  3. A mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun (synset 103688667)
    is a type of: mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
    is a part of: firearm, piece, small-arm - a portable gun
  4. 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 (synset 103688405)
    is a type of: enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
    is a part of: canal - long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
    same as: lock chamber
  5. A restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key (synset 103688203)
    is a type of: constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion
    is a part of: ignition switch - switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter
    same as: ignition lock
  6. Any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured (synset 100816119)
    is a type of: wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling
    subtypes:
    • 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
  1. Fasten with a lock (synset 201350856)
    "lock the bike to the fence"
    is a type of: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached
    subtypes:
    • padlock - fasten with a padlock
    • bolt - secure or lock with a bolt
  2. Keep engaged (synset 201513459)
    "engaged the gears"
    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 sense
    subtypes:
    • flip, switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
    • ride - keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot
    same as: engage, mesh, operate
  3. Become rigid or immoveable (synset 200220201)
    "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"
    is a type of: engage - get caught
  4. Hold in a locking position (synset 201609657)
    "He locked his hands around her neck"
    is a type of: hold, take hold - have or hold in one's hands or grip
    same as: interlace, interlock
  5. Become engaged or intermeshed with one another (synset 201608939)
    "They were locked in embrace"
    is a type of: bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze - hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
    same as: interlock
  6. Hold fast (in a certain state) (synset 201814287)
    "He was locked in a laughing fit"
    is a type of: overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  7. Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape (synset 201350360)
    "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
    is a type of: confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed
    same as: lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up
  8. Pass by means through a lock in a waterway (synset 202054789)
    is a type of: pass - go across or through
  9. Build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels (synset 201658890)
    is a type of: build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts

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