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LOCK
- curl of hair
- to secure by means of a mechanical fastening device [v LOCKED, LOCKING, LOCKS] : LOCKABLE [adj]
- to fasten or fix firmly, as by engaging parts
- securely locked up
- device for fastening a door, lid, etc.
- chamber in a canal for moving vessels from one water level to another
- to secure with a lock
- to shut in or out
- to join firmly
- to commit unalterably
- (of an investor) to be unable or unwilling to sell or shift securities
- to enclose (a waterway) with a lock
- to keep out by or as if by a lock
- to subject (employees) to a lockout
- completely; entirely; including every part, item, or facet, no matter how small or insignificant
- to track or follow a target or object automatically by radar or other electronic means
- to imprison for a crime
- to make (type) immovable in a chase by securing the quoins
- to fasten or secure with a lock or locks
- to lock the doors of a house, automobile, etc.
- to secure with a fastening device [v -ED, -ING, -S]