To grab or snatch something.
To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
The cock of a gunlock.
The summit of a hill.
The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare.
An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.