(figuratively) In the same general vicinity (as); somewhat similar (to); typically construed with of.

(nautical) A metal hook, attached to the end of a line, used to hold two ships together.

(physics) Any crystalline material in which the behavior of the magnetic moments is analogous to the behavior of the protons in water ice.

(sciences, uncountable) Ice made of frozen water; water in a solid physical state, especially when distinguished from other frozen substances. Contrast liquid water, water vapor.

To enclose by surrounding with walls.

(transitive) To cause (someone) to become slowly more and more involved in some business or situation that may not be to their advantage. / (transitive) To draw inward.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Manufactured in the People's Republic of China. / (idiomatic) Cheaply manufactured; of poor or low quality, especially if made in East Asia.

A diplomat's immunity to prosecution and/or litigation under local law.

Privately, where no one else can see or hear.

(idiomatic) Finished; at an ignoble end.