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ˈläk

noun (1)

a tuft, tress, or ringlet of hair

Marie … turned to pin up a lock of hair that had fallen on her neck.—Willa Cather

locks plural the hair of the head

… if your locks are lank, … skip the conditioner.—Parenting

often loc plural locs a narrow ropelike strand of hair formed by matting, braiding, or twisting : dreadlock sense 1 If palm rolling and twisting seem similar, it's because they are. But instead of twisting with your fingers to create a loc, you roll the section of hair between your palms, a technique that helps give more control over the size and shape of the loc.—Sami Roberts

According to Brooklyn stylist Derrick Scurry, there are several ways to save your dreadlock. For locks broken at the root, wait for hair to grow long enough to braid. Then have your stylist attach the lost lock to the braid with thread so you can't tell where the braid ends and where the lock begins.—Essence

a cohering bunch (as of wool, cotton, or flax) : tuft

noun (2)

a fastening (as for a door) operated by a key or a combination

the mechanism for exploding the charge or cartridge of a firearm

an enclosure (as in a canal) with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level

air lock

a locking or fastening together

an intricate mass of objects impeding each other (as in a traffic jam)

a hold in wrestling secured on one part of the bodybroadly: a controlling hold

his paper … had a lock on a large part of the state —John Corry

one that is assured of success or favorable outcome

verb

transitive verb

to fasten the lock of

to make fast with or as if with a lock

lock up the house

to fasten in or out or to make secure or inaccessible by or as if by means of locks

locked himself away from the curious world

to fix in a particular situation or method of operation

a team firmly locked in last place

to make fast, motionless, or inflexible especially by the interlacing or interlocking of parts lock a knee

lock wheels

to hold in a close embrace

to grapple in combatalso: to bind closely

administration and students were locked in conflict

to invest (capital) without assurance of easy convertibility into money

to move or permit to pass (something, such as a ship) by raising or lowering in a lock

intransitive verb

to become locked

to be capable of being locked

interlace, interlock

to go or pass by means of a lock (as in a canal)

noun (1)

a tuft, tress, or ringlet of hair

Marie … turned to pin up a lock of hair that had fallen on her neck.—Willa Cather

locks plural the hair of the head

… if your locks are lank, … skip the conditioner.—Parenting

often loc plural locs a narrow ropelike strand of hair formed by matting, braiding, or twisting : dreadlock sense 1 If palm rolling and twisting seem similar, it's because they are. But instead of twisting with your fingers to create a loc, you roll the section of hair between your palms, a technique that helps give more control over the size and shape of the loc.—Sami Roberts

According to Brooklyn stylist Derrick Scurry, there are several ways to save your dreadlock. For locks broken at the root, wait for hair to grow long enough to braid. Then have your stylist attach the lost lock to the braid with thread so you can't tell where the braid ends and where the lock begins.—Essence

a cohering bunch (as of wool, cotton, or flax) : tuft

noun (2)

a fastening (as for a door) operated by a key or a combination

the mechanism for exploding the charge or cartridge of a firearm

an enclosure (as in a canal) with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level

air lock

a locking or fastening together

an intricate mass of objects impeding each other (as in a traffic jam)

a hold in wrestling secured on one part of the bodybroadly: a controlling hold

his paper … had a lock on a large part of the state —John Corry

one that is assured of success or favorable outcome

verb

transitive verb

to fasten the lock of

to make fast with or as if with a lock

lock up the house

to fasten in or out or to make secure or inaccessible by or as if by means of locks

locked himself away from the curious world

to fix in a particular situation or method of operation

a team firmly locked in last place

to make fast, motionless, or inflexible especially by the interlacing or interlocking of parts lock a knee

lock wheels

to hold in a close embrace

to grapple in combatalso: to bind closely

administration and students were locked in conflict

to invest (capital) without assurance of easy convertibility into money

to move or permit to pass (something, such as a ship) by raising or lowering in a lock

intransitive verb

to become locked

to be capable of being locked

interlace, interlock

to go or pass by means of a lock (as in a canal)

Noun (1) Middle English lok, from Old English locc; akin to Old High German loc lock, Greek lygos withe, Latin luxus dislocated Noun (2) Middle English lok, from Old English loc; akin to Old High German loh enclosure and perhaps to Old English locc lock of hair

The first known use of lock was before the 12th century

lock1 of 3noun

a small bunch of hair or fiber (as cotton or wool)

plural the hair of the head

lock2 of 3noun

a fastening (as for a door) in which a bolt is operated (as by a key)

a device for exploding the charge or cartridge of a firearm

an enclosure (as in a canal) with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level

a wrestling hold that prevents any movement of the part of the body that is being held

a leg lock

lock3 of 3verb

to fasten with or as if with a lock the door locks from the inside

lock up the house

to shut in or out or make secure by or as if by means of a lock locked in jail

locked up my bike

to make or become fast or motionless

pump the brake pedal to keep the wheels from locking

to make fast by the linking of parts together

lock arms

lock1 of 3noun

a small bunch of hair or fiber (as cotton or wool)

plural the hair of the head

lock2 of 3noun

a fastening (as for a door) in which a bolt is operated (as by a key)

a device for exploding the charge or cartridge of a firearm

an enclosure (as in a canal) with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level

a wrestling hold that prevents any movement of the part of the body that is being held

a leg lock

lock3 of 3verb

to fasten with or as if with a lock the door locks from the inside

lock up the house

to shut in or out or make secure by or as if by means of a lock locked in jail

locked up my bike

to make or become fast or motionless

pump the brake pedal to keep the wheels from locking

to make fast by the linking of parts together

lock arms

lock1 of 3noun

a small bunch of hair or fiber (as cotton or wool)

plural the hair of the head

lock2 of 3noun

a fastening (as for a door) in which a bolt is operated (as by a key)

a device for exploding the charge or cartridge of a firearm

an enclosure (as in a canal) with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level

a wrestling hold that prevents any movement of the part of the body that is being held

a leg lock

lock3 of 3verb

to fasten with or as if with a lock the door locks from the inside

lock up the house

to shut in or out or make secure by or as if by means of a lock locked in jail

locked up my bike

to make or become fast or motionless

pump the brake pedal to keep the wheels from locking

to make fast by the linking of parts together

lock arms