| lock | (verb) become rigid or immoveable | - |
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| (verb) fasten with a lock | - |
| (verb) keep engaged | Synonyms: engage, mesh, operate |
| (verb) 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 |
| (verb) become engaged or intermeshed with one another | Synonyms: interlock |
| (verb) hold in a locking position | Synonyms: interlace, interlock |
| (verb) build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels | - |
| (verb) hold fast (in a certain state) | - |
| (verb) pass by means through a lock in a waterway | - |