To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.
To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
To fasten with a lock.
To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning one's left arm around it, to disarm them.
To play in the position of lock.
To become fastened in place.
To intertwine or dovetail.
To prevent a page from being edited by other users.
To furnish (a canal) with locks.
A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
Complete control over a situation.
The firing mechanism.
Something sure to be a success.
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
A place impossible to get out of, as by a lock.
A grapple in wrestling.
A tuft or length of hair, wool, etc.
A small quantity of straw etc.
A quantity of meal, the perquisite of a mill-servant.
A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
To put into metrical form.
The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition.