1.Definition: a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

Category: Objects

2.Definition: a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun

Category: Objects

3.Definition: a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key

Category: Objects

4.Definition: a strand or cluster of hair

Related Noun(s):curl, ringlet, whorl

Category: General

5.Definition: any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

Category: General

6.Definition: 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

Category: Objects