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- Dictionarylocked/lɒkt/
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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[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. opposite unlock (1)
4 [transitive] be locked in/into something to be involved in a difficult situation, an argument, a disagreement, etc. The two sides are locked into a bitter dispute. She felt locked in a loveless marriage. 5 [transitive] be locked together/in something to be held very tightly by someone They were locked in a passionate embrace.
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