LOCK — 4 letter word
lock
The word lock has 4 letters: L, O, C, K. It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured".
4 letter word "lock": L O C K — noun
Scrabble score: 10 Words With Friends score: 12
Letter analysis of lock
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
1 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of lock
noun
- any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
- a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
- a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key Synonyms: ignition lock
- enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level Synonyms: lock chamber
- a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
- a strand or cluster of hair Synonyms: ringlet, whorl, curl
verb
- become rigid or immoveable "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"
- put in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape "The parents locked their children up for the weekend." Synonyms: shut up, put away, lock in, lock away, shut away
- fasten with a lock "lock the bike to the fence"
- keep engaged Synonyms: mesh
- become engaged or intermeshed with one another "They were locked in embrace" Synonyms: interlock
- to hold in a locking position "They locked their hands around the boulder." Synonyms: interlock
- build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
- hold fast in a certain state "I was locked in a laughing fit."
- pass by means through a lock in a waterway