lock-n; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: a security fastener on, e.g, door, drawer, bicycle

Commentary: LOCK[+artifact][+mechanism][+fastener][+security]

Examples:
The burglar picked the lock on the door in under a minute.
Mary turned the key in the lock to open the trunk.
The drawers on the office cabinets have locks for security.
Tom puts a lock on his bicycle when he leaves it outside at work. (fastener to post)

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a strand of hair

Commentary: LOCK[+body][+component][+strand][+hair]

Examples:
She kept a lock of her true love's hair as a remembrance of him.
Rapunzel let her long golden locks out the window so the prince could climb up them.
Sally's hairstyle is now short curly locks.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun

Commentary: LOCK[+artifact][+mechanism][+detonator]

Examples:
The solider released the lock on his gun and fired.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: mechanism that controls the water level in a section of canal

Commentary: LOCK[+artifact][+mechanism][+controller][+water_level][+on_canal][+section]

Examples:
How many locks do you go through on the Panama Canal?
It took about an hour for the water to rise sufficiently for the boat to pass through the lock.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 5: safety restraint on an ignition switch

Commentary: LOCK[+artifact][+mechanism][+restraint][+on_switch][+ignition]

Examples:
John had to replace the ignition lock on his Camero.
The breathalyzer ignition lock was foiled by having the drunkard's 12-year-old son breath into the device.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 6: a wrestling hold that twists an opponent

Commentary: LOCK[+state][+physical][+configuration][+hold][+wrestling]

Examples:
Tom's opponent on the wrestling mat had Tom in a lock.
The wrestler escaped the lock that his opponent was attempting on him.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 7: controller of airflow through a passageway, airlock

Commentary: LOCK[+artifact][+mechanism][+controller][+of_airflow][+through_passageway]
NOTE: short for 'airlock'

Examples:
The astronaut passed through two locks before reaching the door of the spacecraft that opened out into space.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2