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locked

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɒkt/

Collocations for "locked"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "locked" in context.

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lock

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. lock the [door, car, house, safe]
  2. lock your [computer, account]
  3. lock up when [you leave, you're done]
  4. lock up your [valuables, gold, diamonds]
  5. don't forget to lock (up) your
  6. locked up the [vandals, prisoners, rioters]
  7. lock [vandals] up
  8. they locked him away (for)
  9. locked myself out (of the house)
  10. lock down a [job, interview, client]
  11. locked to [prevent, protect, keep]
  12. locked with a key
  13. my [knees, joints, jaw] locked
  14. locked my [knees]
  15. locked up in front of [her, everyone, the class]
  16. her eyes locked [on, onto]
  17. kept her eyes locked on [me, his face]
  18. lock on to the [target, jet]
  19. the [missile, pilot] locked onto the [target]
  20. lock with [the deadbolt, a key, an alarm]
  21. locked into [place, position]
n
  1. a [door, window, bike, car, drawer, steering] lock
  2. a [key, combination, fingerprint] lock
  3. [bolt, metal, deadbolt] locks
  4. [turned, fastened, bolted] the lock
  5. the key turned [firmly, smoothly, awkwardly] in the lock
  6. [broke, forced, picked, snapped] the lock
  7. release the [gun, rifle, firearm, safety] lock
  8. was [kept, guarded] under lock and key
  9. has her under lock and key
  10. has a lock on the [championship, primaries, negotiations]
  11. a security lock on the [device, computer, phone, entrance]
  12. a lock of (her) [curly, straight, black, wavy] hair
  13. has such [bouncy, shiny, soft, curly] locks
  14. the [barge, ship] [passed, navigated] through the lock
  15. a system of locks
n as adj
  1. the lock [gate, keeper, system]
'locked' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "locked" in the title:

...So, keep it locked to XXX.com - English Only forum
[after] they were led into a cell and locked up - English Only forum
[grammar]that she was locked away... - English Only forum
a locked-room type of situation - English Only forum
a sum on my bank account is blocked/frozen/locked/...? - English Only forum
A weapon whose trigger is locked...? - English Only forum
Adjust your tray tables and seat backs into their upright and locked positions - English Only forum
After being locked - English Only forum
After he locked the door, he left the house. vs. After he left the house, he <had> locked the door - English Only forum
all locked up - English Only forum
Am I locked out, or are you locked in - English Only forum
April hue, love locked out - English Only forum
Are the locked (down) in a house? - English Only forum
Dosimeter locked in a sale - English Only forum
Ere the sockson locked at the dure - English Only forum
ever invite=only “locked door” - English Only forum
<finding myself> locked... - English Only forum
For two peoples locked in a violent embrace, peace is the only deliverance. - English Only forum
Forced entry into a locked room - English Only forum
frozen out of jobs that the trade unions had already locked up - English Only forum
Get locked in/into toom - English Only forum
Going out of the house he locked the front door. - English Only forum
Had fired the reporter and <had?> locked down Echo’s offices [past perfect] - English Only forum
hand-locked - English Only forum
have you locked the door or did you lock the door? - English Only forum
Have you locked vs Did you lock - English Only forum
Having locked up the pennant - English Only forum
he could be locked up for life - English Only forum
He locked big knuckles awkwardly - English Only forum
he locked his elbows - English Only forum
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