| lockjaw |
a variety of tetanus in which the muscles of the jaw spasm and clench the jaw closed. |
| locknut |
a thin nut screwed over another nut in order to stop it from coming loose. [2 definitions] |
| lockout |
the closing of a factory or business by the employer during a labor dispute in order to force employees to change their demands. |
| lock out |
to make someone not able to enter a place. |
| locksmith |
one who makes or fixes locks. |
| lock step |
a way of marching extremely close together and precisely in unison so that marchers' legs do not collide with the legs of those in front of them. [2 definitions] |
| lockup |
a jail, esp. one where accused persons are held to await a court appearance. [2 definitions] |
| lock up |
to lock all the doors of a place or secure something with a lock. |
| loco |
a plant of western North America that is poisonous to livestock; locoweed. [3 definitions] |
| loco- |
from place to place. |
| loco citato |
(Latin) in the place cited (used to refer to a passage already mentioned). (abbr.: loc. cit.) |
| loco disease |
a nervous disease of livestock, caused by locoweed poisoning and involving dullness, clumsiness, and partial paralysis. |
| locomotion |
the act of moving or the power to move from one place to another. |
| locomotive |
a self-propelled engine, esp. one that pulls or pushes railroad cars. [4 definitions] |
| locomotor |
having to do with locomotion. |
| locomotor ataxia |
see "tabes dorsalis." |
| locoweed |
any of several plants of western and central North America that are poisonous to livestock. |
| locus |
a locality or place. [3 definitions] |
| locus classicus |
a passage from a classic or authoritative source that is cited to illustrate a point. |
| locust |
any of several grasshoppers that migrate in large swarms, damaging crops and other plants in their paths. [5 definitions] |
| locution |
a particular word, phrase, expression, or idiom. [2 definitions] |