| lock | any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured |
airlock
air lock | a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure |
| combination lock | lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence |
| cylinder lock | a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt, tumblers are pins, inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate |
| lever lock | a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move |
| lock | a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed |
| lock ignition lock | a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key |
| lock lock chamber | 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 |
| lock | a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun |
| lock-gate | a gate that can be locked |
lockring
lock ring
lock washer | washer that prevents a nut from loosening |
safety bolt
safety lock | a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate |
safety catch
safety lock | guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired |
sash fastener
sash lock
window lock | a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position |
vapor lock
vapour lock | a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internalombustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor) |
| wheel lock | an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel |
lock
curl
ringlet
whorl | a strand or cluster of hair |
| scalp lock | a long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head |
repeat
repetition | an event that repeats, the events today were a repeat of yesterday's |
| lock-up option | an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover |
| lock | become rigid or immoveable, The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise |
recur
repeat | happen or occur again, This is a recurring story |
| repeat echo | to say again or imitate, followers echoing the cries of their leaders |
repeat
reiterate
ingeminate
iterate
restate
retell | to say, state, or perform again, She kept reiterating her request |
lock in
lock away
lock put away shut up
shut away
lock up | place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape, The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend, She locked her jewels in the safe |
| lock in seal in | close with or as if with a tight seal, This vacuum pack locks in the flavor! |
| lock | fasten with a lock, lock the bike to the fence |
| lock up | secure by locking, lock up the house before you go on vacation |
engage
mesh lock operate | keep engaged, engaged the gears |
interlock
lock | become engaged or intermeshed with one another, They were locked in embrace |
| lock interlock interlace | hold in a locking position, He locked his hands around her neck |
| lock | build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels |
reprise
reprize
repeat recapitulate | repeat an earlier theme of a composition |
duplicate
reduplicate
double
repeat
replicate | make or do or perform again, He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick |
| lock | hold fast (in a certain state), He was locked in a laughing fit |
| lock | pass by means through a lock in a waterway |
| lock out | prevent employees from working during a strike |
repeat
take over | do over, They would like to take it over again |