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any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent''s body is twisted or pressured
hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"
fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient''s knees tended to lock in this exercise"
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
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"
keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"


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