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lock::noun | Spocien Dictionary

lock
noun
/lɑk/
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
Type Words
Synonyms ignition lock
Type of restraint, constraint

lock::verb | Spocien Dictionary

lock
verb
/lɑk/
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
Type Words
Synonyms lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up
Type of confine


The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend.
She locked her jewels in the safe.

lock::noun | Spocien Dictionary

lock
noun
/lɑk/
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
Type Words
Synonyms lock chamber
Type of enclosure

lock::verb | Spocien Dictionary

lock
verb
/lɑk/
hold in a locking position
Type Words
Synonyms interlace, interlock
Type of take hold, hold


He locked his hands around her neck.

lock::verb | Spocien Dictionary

lock
verb
/lɑk/
keep engaged
Type Words
Synonyms engage, mesh, operate
Type of move, displace
Has types flip, ride, switch, throw

lock::noun | Spocien Dictionary

lock
noun
/lɑk/
a strand or cluster of hair
Type Words
Synonyms curl, ringlet, whorl
Type of hair
Has types dreadlock, sausage curl, crimp, forelock

lock::verb | Spocien Dictionary

lock
verb
/lɑk/
become engaged or intermeshed with one another
Type Words
Synonyms interlock
Type of squeeze, hug, bosom, embrace


They were locked in embrace.

lock::noun | Spocien Dictionary

lock
noun
/lɑk/
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Type Words
Type of fixing, fastening, holdfast, fastener
Has types cylinder lock, lever lock, latch, window lock, combination lock, door latch, doorlock, sash lock, sash fastener, padlock

lock::noun | Spocien Dictionary

lock
noun
/lɑk/
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
Type Words
Type of mechanism

lock::noun | Spocien Dictionary

lock
noun
/lɑk/
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
Type Words
Type of wrestling hold
Has types hammerlock, headlock

lock::verb | Spocien Dictionary

lock
verb
/lɑk/
become rigid or immoveable
Type Words
Type of engage


The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise.

lock::verb | Spocien Dictionary

lock
verb
/lɑk/
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
Type Words
Type of make, build, construct
Derivation lockage

lock::verb | Spocien Dictionary

lock
verb
/lɑk/
fasten with a lock
Type Words
Type of fasten, fix, secure
Has types bolt, padlock
Derivation locker


lock the bike to the fence.

lock::verb | Spocien Dictionary

lock
verb
/lɑk/
hold fast (in a certain state)
Type Words
Type of overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, whelm, sweep over


He was locked in a laughing fit.

lock::verb | Spocien Dictionary

lock
verb
/lɑk/
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
Type Words
Type of pass
Derivation lockage
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