lock - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Lock - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of lock in English

lock noun

1. any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
2. a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

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

   Synonyms

   ignition lock

4. 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

   Synonyms

   lock chamber

5. a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
6. a strand or cluster of hair

   Synonyms

   curl, curl, ringlet, whorl

lock verb

1. become rigid or immoveable

   Example

   • "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"
2. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

   Synonyms

   lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up

   Examples

   • "She locked her jewels in the safe"
   • "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"
3. fasten with a lock

   Example

   • "lock the bike to the fence"
4. keep engaged

   Synonyms

   engage, mesh, operate

   Example

   • "engaged the gears"
5. become engaged or intermeshed with one another

   Synonyms

   interlock

   Example

   • "They were locked in embrace"
6. hold in a locking position

   Synonyms

   interlace, interlock

   Example

   • "He locked his hands around her neck"
7. build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
8. hold fast (in a certain state)

   Example

   • "He was locked in a laughing fit"
9. pass by means through a lock in a waterway

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