any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent''s body is twisted or pressured;
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed;
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key;
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 mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun;
a strand or cluster of hair;
become rigid or immoveable; "The therapist noticed that the patient''s knees tended to lock in this exercise";
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";
fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence";
keep engaged; "engaged the gears";
become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace";
hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck";
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels;
hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit";
