


a contrivance for fastening or securing something.

the mechanism that explodes the charge; gunlock.
safety (def 4).

an air lock or decompression chamber.
complete and unchallenged control; an unbreakable hold:
The congresswoman has a lock on the senatorial nomination.
Slang. someone or something certain of success; sure thing:
He’s a lock to win the championship.
leg lock.
verb (used with object)
He locked the steering wheel on his car.
to make fast or immovable, as by engaging parts:
to lock the wheels of a wagon.
to join or unite firmly by interlinking or intertwining:
to lock arms.
to hold fast in an embrace:
She was locked in his arms.
to furnish with locks, as a canal.
verb (used without object)
to become locked:
This door locks with a key.
to become fastened, fixed, or interlocked:
gears that lock into place.
to construct locks in waterways.
Verb phrases
lock in,

to commit unalterably:
to lock in the nomination of the party’s candidates.

lock out,

to keep out by or as if by a lock.
to subject (employees) to a lockout.

lock up,

to imprison for a crime.
to fasten or secure with a lock or locks.
to lock the doors of a house, automobile, etc.
to fasten or fix firmly, as by engaging parts.

lock horns, to come into conflict; clash:
to lock horns with a political opponent.
under lock and key, securely locked up:
The documents were under lock and key.

(as modifier): a lock gate

the jamming, fastening, or locking together of parts
(Brit) the extent to which a vehicle’s front wheels will turn to the right or left: this car has a good lock
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
(US & Canadian, informal) a person or thing that is certain to win or to succeed: she is a lock for the Academy Award
lock, stock, and barrel, completely; entirely
any wrestling hold in which a wrestler seizes a part of his opponent’s body and twists it or otherwise exerts pressure upon it
(rugby) Also called lock forward. either of two players who make up the second line of the scrum and apply weight to the forwards in the front line
(transitive) to secure (a building) by locking all doors, windows, etc
to fix or become fixed together securely or inextricably
(when transitive, often passive) to clasp or entangle (someone or each other) in a struggle or embrace
(transitive) to furnish (a canal) with locks
(transitive) to move (a vessel) through a system of locks
lock horns, (esp of two equally matched opponents) to become engaged in argument or battle
lock the stable door after the horse has bolted, lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen, to take precautions after harm has been done
a strand, curl, or cluster of hair
a tuft or wisp of wool, cotton, etc
(pl) (mainly literary) hair, esp when curly or fine



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