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adjective
- 1. fastened or secured with a lock: "behind locked doors"
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LOCKED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of lock 2. to put an object in a safe place and fasten a lock…. Learn more.
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Define locked. locked synonyms, locked pronunciation, locked translation, English dictionary definition of locked. n. 1. A device operated by a key, combination, or keycard and used, as on a door, for holding, closing, or securing. 2. A section of a waterway, such as a...
LOCK definition: 1. a device that prevents something such as a door from being opened and can only be opened with a…. Learn more.
If you lock something or someone in a place, room, or container, you put them there and fasten the lock. Her maid locked the case in the safe. [ V n + in/into ]
verb. ˈläk. variants or lock. locing ˈlä-kiŋ or locking; loc'd ˈläkt or locked; locs or locks. transitive + intransitive. : to form into dreadlocks. Let's face it: The process of waiting for your hair to loc can be both lengthy and frustrating. Del Sandeen. You can choose to let the hair loc and then separate it.
Definition of lock verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The word "locked" is correct and usable in written English. It is commonly used either as a verb (meaning to fasten with a lock) or as an adjective (meaning securely shut). Example: I locked the door before leaving the house.
lock meaning, definition, what is lock: to fasten something, usually with a key,...: Learn more.
1. fastened with a lock. He moved along the corridor towards the locked door at the end. I tried to open the suitcase but it was locked. 2. engaged in an activity in a way that suggests an inability to stop. locked in battle. locked in an embrace. Collins English Dictionary.
