Definition of word 'locks'

• n. a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
• n. a strand or cluster of hair
• n. a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
• n. enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level
• n. a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
• n. any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
• v. fasten with a lock
• v. keep engaged
• v. become rigid or immoveable
• v. hold in a locking position
• v. become engaged or intermeshed with one another
• v. hold fast
• v. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
• v. pass by means through a lock in a waterway
• v. build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

Synonyms of the word 'lock'

• curl
• ringlet
• whorl
• lock chamber
• ignition lock
• engage
• mesh
• operate
• interlock
• interlace
• interlock
• lock in
• lock away
• put away
• shut up
• shut away
• lock up

Antonyms of the word 'lock'

• unlock
• disengage
• withdraw
• unlock

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