Locks Meaning
There are 15 meaning(s) for word Locks
Meaning 1 : a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
Synonyms : ignition lock
Synonyms : ignition lock
Meaning 2 : place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
Example : The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend,She locked her jewels in the safe
Synonyms : lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up
Example : The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend,She locked her jewels in the safe
Synonyms : lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up
Meaning 3 : 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
Synonyms : lock chamber
Meaning 4 : hold in a locking position
Example : He locked his hands around her neck
Synonyms : interlace, interlock
Example : He locked his hands around her neck
Synonyms : interlace, interlock
Meaning 7 : become engaged or intermeshed with one another
Example : They were locked in embrace
Synonyms : interlock
Example : They were locked in embrace
Synonyms : interlock
Meaning 8 : a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
Meaning 9 : a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
Meaning 10 : any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
Meaning 11 : become rigid or immoveable
Example : The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise
Example : The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise
Meaning 12 : build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
Meaning 13 : fasten with a lock
Example : lock the bike to the fence
Example : lock the bike to the fence
Meaning 14 : hold fast (in a certain state)
Example : He was locked in a laughing fit
Example : He was locked in a laughing fit
Meaning 15 : pass by means through a lock in a waterway
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How to Pronounce Locks
- lɑk
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