Dictionary Check: lock

"lock" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

noun

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

noun

a strand or cluster of hair

noun

a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun

noun

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

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noun

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

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noun

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

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