- 3. Stop, clog, impede, fasten.
- 4. Seal, close, press together.
- 5. Join, unite, clasp.
- 6. Enclose, encircle, embrace, clasp.
Locked-jaw, Lock-jaw, n. Trismus, tetanus (of the jaw).
Lock up.
- 1. Clasp, fasten, lock, close fast.
- 2. Confine, shut up, restrain.
Locofoco, n. Lucifer match.
Locomotion, n.
- 1. Motion (from place to place), movement.
- 2. Power of moving.
Locum tenens. [L.] Deputy, substitute, lieutenant, agent, proxy, delegate, representative.
Locust, n. [U. S., where this name is improperly applied to the harvest-fly.] Cicada, harvest-fly.
Locution, n. Discourse, phrase, mode of speech.
Lode, n. [Written also Load.] Metallic vein, mineral vein.
Lodestar, n. See Loadstar.
Lodge, n.
- 1. Hut.
- 2. Cottage, cot, small house.
- 3. Den, lair, haunt, cave.
- 4. Association (as of Freemasons), secret society.
- 5. Collection, group.