lock (4 letters)

What it means

1. noun — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
2. noun — a strand or cluster of hair
3. noun — a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
4. 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
5. noun — a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
6. noun — any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
7. verb — fasten with a lock
8. verb — keep engaged
9. verb — become rigid or immoveable
10. verb — hold in a locking position
11. verb — become engaged or intermeshed with one another
12. verb — hold fast (in a certain state)
13. verb — place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
14. verb — pass by means through a lock in a waterway
15. verb — build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

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