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LOCK IN

Pronunciation (US):

• LOCK IN (verb)
The verb LOCK IN has 2 senses:

1. close with or as if with a tight seal
2. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

Familiarity information: LOCK IN used as a verb is rare.

• LOCK IN (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Close with or as if with a tight seal

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

lock in; seal in

Context example:

This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!

Hypernyms (to "lock in" is one way to...):

confine (prevent from leaving or from being removed)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

lock away; put away; shut away; lock in; lock up; shut up; lock

Context examples:

The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend / She locked her jewels in the safe

Hypernyms (to "lock in" is one way to...):

confine (prevent from leaving or from being removed)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

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(Dutch proverb)

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