Definition of lock

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Lock (n.) A device for keeping a wheel from turning.

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Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle.
Dolly :: Dolly (n.) In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver..
Fusil :: Fusil (n.) A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use..
Mullock :: Mullock (n.) Rubbish; refuse; dirt.
Raphany :: Raphany (n.) A convulsive disease, attended with ravenous hunger, not uncommon in Sweden and Germany. It was so called because supposed to be caused by eating corn with which seeds of jointed charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum) had been mixed, but the condition is now known to be a form of ergotism..
No-man''s Land :: No-man's land () A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for..
Lock :: Lock (v. i.) To become fast, as by means of a lock or by interlacing; as, the door locks close..
Bang :: Bang (v. t.) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a hors, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair)..
Lock :: Lock (n.) Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the thing fastened..
Bear :: Bear (n.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck.
Kecksy :: Kecksy (n.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock..
Block :: Block (v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
Block :: Block (n.) To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat..
Illegitimate :: Illegitimate (a.) Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child..
Trip :: Trip (n.) A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc..
Clock :: Clock (v. t.) To ornament with figured work, as the side of a stocking..
Flint :: Flint (n.) A piece of flint for striking fire; -- formerly much used, esp. in the hammers of gun locks..
Locksmith :: Locksmith (n.) An artificer whose occupation is to make or mend locks.
Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To remove fiber, flock, or lint from; -- said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged..
Kedlook :: Kedlook (n.) See Charlock.
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