1. (noun) lock
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Synonyms: lock chamber, whorl, curl, ringlet, ignition lock
Antonyms: unlock
2. (noun) lock, curl, ringlet, whorl
a strand or cluster of hair
Synonyms: roll, gyre, ringlet butterfly, volute, coil, lock, ignition lock, ringlet, helix, curlicue, spiral, curl, lock chamber, whorl, scroll
Antonyms: unlock
3. (noun) lock
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
Synonyms: lock chamber, whorl, curl, ringlet, ignition lock
Antonyms: unlock
4. (noun) lock, lock chamber
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
Synonyms: lock chamber, whorl, lock, curl, ringlet, ignition lock
Antonyms: unlock
5. (noun) lock, ignition lock
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
Synonyms: lock chamber, whorl, lock, curl, ringlet, ignition lock
Antonyms: unlock
6. (verb) lock
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
Synonyms: lock chamber, whorl, curl, ringlet, ignition lock
Antonyms: unlock
7. (verb) lock
fasten with a lock
Synonyms: lock away, interlace, mesh, engage, operate, shut up, shut away, interlock, lock in, put away, lock up
Antonyms: unlock
8. (verb) engage, mesh, lock, operate
keep engaged
Synonyms: engross, operate, affiance, enlist, plight, operate on, run, function, lock, hire, interlace, maneuver, take, employ, lock up, shut up, ensnarl, enmesh, pursue, control, manoeuver, go, prosecute, manoeuvre, lease, shut away, charter, betroth, mesh, wage, rent, work, lock in, lock away, absorb, occupy, interlock, put away, engage
Antonyms: unlock
9. (verb) lock
become rigid or immoveable
Synonyms: lock away, interlace, mesh, engage, operate, shut up, shut away, interlock, lock in, put away, lock up
Antonyms: unlock
10. (verb) lock, interlock, interlace
hold in a locking position
Synonyms: interlace, shut away, entwine, lock in, enlace, lock away, mesh, shut up, engage, lace, operate, interlock, lock, lock up, twine, put away, intertwine
Antonyms: unlock
11. (verb) interlock, lock
become engaged or intermeshed with one another
Synonyms: lock, interlace, mesh, engage, lock away, operate, shut up, shut away, interlock, lock in, put away, lock up
Antonyms: unlock
12. (verb) lock
hold fast (in a certain state)
Synonyms: lock away, interlace, mesh, engage, operate, shut up, shut away, interlock, lock in, put away, lock up
Antonyms: unlock
13. (verb) lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
Synonyms: throw out, toss out, lag, discard, seal in, put to sleep, immure, jug, tuck away, jail, toss away, button up, interlace, lock, hush up, cast away, remand, lock up, still, shut up, cast aside, put behind bars, close up, dispose, clam up, imprison, put aside, shut away, belt up, cast out, chuck out, toss, throw away, be quiet, mesh, quieten, gaol, fling, dummy up, silence, lock in, keep mum, lock away, operate, tuck in, hush, interlock, put away, engage, incarcerate
Antonyms: unlock
14. (verb) lock
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
Synonyms: lock away, interlace, mesh, engage, operate, shut up, shut away, interlock, lock in, put away, lock up
Antonyms: unlock
15. (verb) lock
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
Synonyms: lock away, interlace, mesh, engage, operate, shut up, shut away, interlock, lock in, put away, lock up
Antonyms: unlock
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Synonyms and Antonyms of LOCK 
