lock Synonyms
lock Meaning
lock (n)
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
a strand or cluster of hair
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
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
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
lock (v)
fasten with a lock
keep engaged
become rigid or immoveable
hold in a locking position
become engaged or intermeshed with one another
hold fast (in a certain state)
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
lock (n.)
A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair.
Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the thing fastened.
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.
The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal.
An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also lift lock.
That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc.
A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
A grapple in wrestling.
lock (v. t.)
To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc.
To prevent ingress or access to, or exit from, by fastening the lock or locks of; -- often with up; as, to lock or lock up, a house, jail, room, trunk. etc.
To fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast.
To link together; to clasp closely; as, to lock arms.
To furnish with locks; also, to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
To seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.
lock (v. i.)
To become fast, as by means of a lock or by interlacing; as, the door locks close.
lock Sentence Examples
- The door was locked, preventing access to the building.
- He secured the cabinet with a padlock and hid the key.
- The puzzle's goal was to unlock the secret chest.
- The safety deposit box was sealed with a sophisticated locking mechanism.
- The inmates were confined to their cells by sturdy steel locks.
- The keyhole was obstructed, making it impossible to unlock the gate.
- The padlock rattled in the wind, signaling the door's vulnerability.
- The combination lock on the suitcase required a series of correct digits to open.
- The car door locked automatically as the driver walked away.
- The lock and key served as both a physical and metaphorical barrier.
FAQs About the word lock
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed, a strand or cluster of hair, a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun, enclosure consistin
shut, bar, fasten, close,latch, bolt, chain, secure, stopper, steek
open, unlock,open, unlock, unbolt, unseal, unseal, unlatch, unfasten, unbolt
The door was locked, preventing access to the building.
He secured the cabinet with a padlock and hid the key.
The puzzle's goal was to unlock the secret chest.
The safety deposit box was sealed with a sophisticated locking mechanism.
