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nouna restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
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"The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend" "She locked her jewels in the safe"verbplace in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escapetype of:
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nounenclosure 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
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"He locked his hands around her neck"verbhold in a locking position
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verbkeep engaged
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nouna strand or cluster of hair
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"They were locked in embrace"verbbecome engaged or intermeshed with one another
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nouna fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
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nouna mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
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nounany wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressuredtype of:
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"The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"verbbecome rigid or immoveableOpposite:type of:
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verbbuild locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
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"lock the bike to the fence"verbfasten with a lockOpposite:
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"He was locked in a laughing fit"verbhold fast (in a certain state)
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verbpass by means through a lock in a waterwaytype of:
Synonyms & Similar Words
make move hold hair pass throw ride fix build switch hug secure squeeze flip locker operate embrace overcome fixing engage bolt mechanism fasten construct curl bosom restraint overtake latch confine enclosure overpower mesh overwhelm padlock constraint displace headlock crimp interlock fastening hammerlock forelock fastener interlace whorl ignition lock lock away lock in lock up put away shut away shut up lock chamber take hold ringlet dreadlock sausage curl holdfast cylinder lock lever lock window lock combination lock door latch doorlock sash lock sash fastener wrestling hold lockage whelm sweep over