#lock.holdfast a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
supertype: #holdfast__fastener__fastening restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
part: #deadbolt #keyhole #tumbler.obstructor
part of: #door #drawer #gate #lid
subtype: #combination_lock__combinationlock lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence
subtype: #cylinder_lock a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate
subtype: #doorlock a lock on an exterior door
subtype: #night_latch__nightlatch doorlock operated by a knob on the inside and a key on the outside
subtype: #door_latch__latch spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
subtype: #lever_lock__leverlock a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move
subtype: #padlock a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
subtype: #sash_fastener__sash_lock__window_lock a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position
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