lock
verb/lɒk/
/lɑːk/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they lock | /lɒk/ /lɑːk/ |
| he / she / it locks | /lɒks/ /lɑːks/ |
| past simple locked | /lɒkt/ /lɑːkt/ |
| past participle locked | /lɒkt/ /lɑːkt/ |
| -ing form locking | /ˈlɒkɪŋ/ /ˈlɑːkɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] lock (something) to fasten something with a lock; to be fastened with a lock
- Did you lock the door?
- David locked the room and slipped the key into his pocket.
- The gates are locked at 6 o'clock.
- a locked cabinet
- This suitcase doesn't lock.
Extra Examples- Keep your garage securely locked.
- The door locks automatically.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- automatically
- electronically
- …
- forget to
- be firmly locked
- be securely locked
- keep something locked
- …
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- [transitive] lock something + adv./prep. to put something in a safe place and lock it
- She locked her passport and money in the safe.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- away
- in
- in
- be safely locked
- be securely locked
- [intransitive, transitive] lock (something) (in/into/around, etc. something) | lock (something) (together) to become or make something become fixed in one position and unable to move
- The brakes locked and the car skidded.
- He locked his helmet into position with a click.
- [transitive] be locked in/into somethingto 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.
- [transitive] be locked together/in somethingto be held very tightly by somebody
- They were locked in a passionate embrace.
- [transitive] lock something (computing) to use a code or password to prevent data on a phone or computer from being changed or looked at by somebody without permission
- These files are locked to protect confidentiality.
- My phone is locked and I've forgotten the password.
- Make sure you lock your screen if you leave your desk.
fasten
keep safe
become fixed
in difficult situation
be held tightly
computing
Word Originverb Old English loc, of Germanic origin; related to German Loch ‘hole’.
Idioms
See lock in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee lock in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishlock horns (with somebody) (over something)
- to get involved in an argument with somebody
- The company has locked horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts.
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