# locks

Pronunciation: say "LOKS" US /lɑks/, UK /lɒks/

## Noun

1. Plural of lock. — plural of lock
   - Simple: Plural of lock. Use this form when talking about more than one lock.
   - _The old chest had two heavy locks securing its lid._
   - _Canal locks raise and lower boats between different water levels._
3. A person's hair considered as a whole, especially long or flowing hair.
   - Simple: A person's hair, especially when it is long and flowing.
   - _Her dark locks tumbled freely down her back as she danced._
   - _The portrait showed a young man with flowing auburn locks._
4. Hair worn in long, ropelike strands formed by matting, twisting, or braiding sections together. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Hair worn in thick, ropelike strands made by twisting or matting it.
   - _His locks had grown well past his shoulders since his last haircut._
   - _She wrapped her locks in a bright headwrap for the festival._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of lock. — third-person singular simple present indicative of lock
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of lock. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The automatic system locks every entrance at midnight._
   - _He locks his office whenever he steps out for lunch._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/locks (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).