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 Synonyms of 'lock'

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Synonyms of 'lock'  

1. (noun) lock
- a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Synonyms:  lock chamber, whorl, curl, ringlet, ignition lock

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

3. (noun) lock
- a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
Synonyms:  lock chamber, whorl, curl, ringlet, ignition lock

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

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

6. (noun) 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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