lock - noun

a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

a strand or cluster of hair

a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun

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 restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key

any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

lock - verb

• fasten with a lock
• keep engaged
• become rigid or immoveable
• hold in a locking position
• become engaged or intermeshed with one another
• hold fast (in a certain state)
• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
• pass by means through a lock in a waterway
• build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

lock - thesaurus

curl   engage   interlace   interlock   mesh   operate   ringlet   whorl