locked

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ADJ.

inside, remaining

The remaining staff were locked inside the building when the fire alarm went off.

VERB + LOCKED

can't, delete, house, keep

LOCKED + NOUN

computer, door, o'clock

I locked the door before leaving for work this morning.

PREP.

from, in, up, within

The dog was locked in the garage while we went to the store.

ADV.

absolutely

I checked the door three times because I was absolutely locked in my routine of worrying.

Definitions

adj

1

Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.

A locked door barred the way.

2

Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.

You can't delete a locked computer file.

3

Very drunk.

'Drunk. Battered. Ar meisce. In a state of alcohol-induced intoxication.' […] Nadine and I once watched the news and had a shot of absinthe every time someone said unnatural. We were absolutely locked.'

4

Bound to a carrier.

5

Styled into dreadlocks; wearing dreadlocks.

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locked up

Imprisoned, incarcerated.

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A locked door barred the way.

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You can't delete a locked computer file.

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'Drunk. Battered. Ar meisce. In a state of alcohol-induced intoxication.' […] Nadine and I once watched the news and had a shot of absinthe every time someone said unnatural. We were absolutely locked

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04

You should have locked, or at least closed, all the doors.

Tatoeba · #15936

05

The burglar locked the couple in the basement.

Tatoeba · #19195

06

See to it that the door is locked before you leave.

Tatoeba · #21853

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locked up

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