Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
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.
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 be capable of becoming fastened in place.
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 keyboard shortcut: a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation.
A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.
A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.
To take or use a shortcut