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noun • a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed • a strand or cluster of hair • a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun • enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it • a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key • any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured verb • fasten with a lock • keep engaged • become rigid or immoveable • hold in a locking position • become engaged or intermeshed with one another • hold fast (in a certain state) • place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape • pass by means through a lock in a waterway • build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels | ||||
| 96% | 5 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • a small tuft or lock • a small person • a small bundle of straw or hay • a flock of snipe | ||||
| 95% | 7 | Exact Match! | ||
verb • To make into an island. • (by extension) To isolate. | ||||
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| New York Times05 Jun 2022 | Across 67 | |
| New York Times25 Feb 2001 | Down 74 | |
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