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LOCKING

Pronunciation (US):

• LOCKING (noun)
The noun LOCKING has 1 sense:

1. the act of locking something up to protect it

Familiarity information: LOCKING used as a noun is very rare.

• LOCKING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The act of locking something up to protect it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

locking; lockup

Hypernyms ("locking" is a kind of...):

protection (the activity of protecting someone or something)

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