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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Crispy :: Crispy (a.) Formed into short, close ringlets; frizzed; crisp; as, crispy locks..
Vase :: Vase (n.) A vessel similar to that described in the first definition above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust. of Niche..
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger..
Hall :: Hall (n.) The apartment in which English university students dine in common; hence, the dinner itself; as, hall is at six o'clock..
Wedlock :: Wedlock (v. t.) To marry; to unite in marriage; to wed.
Woodenly :: Woodenly (adv.) Clumsily; stupidly; blockishly.
Strophanthus :: Strop (n.) A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it..
Cicuta :: Cicuta (n.) a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known..
Bee :: Bee (n.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks..
Roundhouse :: Roundhouse (n.) A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house..
Shackle :: Shackle (n.) The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple..
Plug :: Plug (n.) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails..
Block Book :: Block book () A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types.
Sensationalism :: Sensationalism (n.) The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in sensation, and consist of sensations transformed; sensualism; -- opposed to intuitionalism, and rationalism..
Noodle :: Noodle (n.) A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny.
Screw :: Screw (v. t.) To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press, fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as, to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press..
Matrimony :: Matrimony (n.) The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.
Clock :: Clock (n.) The striking of a clock.
Disperse :: Disperse (v. i.) To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse..
Lift :: Lift (n.) A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals..
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