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- Dictionarylocked/lɒkt/
adjective
- 1. fastened or secured with a lock: "behind locked doors"
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verb. uk / lɒk / us / lɑːk / lock verb (MAKE SAFE) B2 [ T usually + adv/prep ] to put an object in a safe place and fasten a lock that prevents someone from entering the place, moving the object, etc.: lock something in something He locked the confidential documents in his filing cabinet.
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.
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.
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.
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to be involved in a difficult situation, an argument, etc. The two sides are locked into a bitter dispute. She felt locked in a loveless marriage. Topics Opinion and argument c2. be held tightly. [transitive] be locked together/in something. to be held very tightly by somebody.
Definition of lock verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
to put an object in a safe place and fasten a lock that prevents someone from entering the place, moving the object, etc.: lock something in something He locked the confidential documents in his filing cabinet. lock something to something I locked my bike to the railings.
