Definition of lock

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Lock (n.) An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to another; -- called also lift lock..

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Interfolded :: Interfolded (p. a.) Intertwined; interlocked; clasped together.
Gavelock :: Gavelock (n.) An iron crow or lever.
Scamillus :: Scamillus (n.) A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal..
Block :: Block (v. t.) The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped..
Gavelock :: Gavelock (n.) A spear or dart.
Obstruct :: Obstruct (v. t.) To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body..
Exact :: Exact (a.) Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts..
Wedlock :: Wedlock (v. i.) A wife; a married woman.
Tumular :: Tumular (a.) Consisting in a heap; formed or being in a heap or hillock.
Between :: Between (prep.) In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock..
Bit :: Bit (v.) The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap..
Glib :: Glib (n.) A thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes..
Stock :: Stock (n.) The support of the block in which an anvil is fixed, or of the anvil itself..
Whisp :: Whisp (n.) A flock of snipe.
Hall :: Hall (n.) The apartment in which English university students dine in common; hence, the dinner itself; as, hall is at six o'clock..
Selvedge :: Selvedge (n.) The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes..
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking..
Gimmal :: Gimmal (n.) Joined work whose parts move within each other; a pair or series of interlocked rings.
Lock :: Lock (n.) A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
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