LOCK
Lock
A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a fixed chamber in which the water level can be varied; whereas in a caisson lock, a boat lift, or on a canal inclined plane, it is the chamber itself that rises and falls.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Lock (water transport)
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lock
Noun
- Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
- A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
- A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
- The firing mechanism of a gun.
- Complete control over a situation.
- Something sure to be a success.
- A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
- 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.
- A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
- A grapple in wrestling.
Noun (etymology 2)
- tuft or length of hair
Verb
- To furnish (a canal) with locks.
- To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
Verb (etymology 2)
- To become fastened in place.
- If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock.
- To fasten with a lock.
- Remember to lock the door when you leave.
- To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
- This door locks with a key.
- To intertwine or dovetail.
- with his hands locked behind his back
- We locked arms and stepped out into the night.
- To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
- a pop and lock routine
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