any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured | a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law |
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) |
a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key | |
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 | |
a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun | |
a strand or cluster of hair | |