n.
1.a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
2.a strand or cluster of hair
3.a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
4.enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level
5.a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
6.any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured lock v.
1.fasten with a lock
2.keep engaged
3.become rigid or immoveable
4.hold in a locking position
5.become engaged or intermeshed with one another
6.hold fast (in a certain state)
7.place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
8.pass by means through a lock in a waterway
9.build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
Idiom of the Day
hang back
to stay some distance behind someone or away from someone, to hesitate or be unwilling to do something
The man always hangs back when his boss asks for volunteers.
