ALL meanings of lock in
lock in
L l - transitive verb+adverb lock in prevent from leaving 1
- transitivephrasal verb lock in interest, price: fix 1
- noun lock in a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc. 1
- noun lock in a contrivance for fastening or securing something. 1
- noun lock in the mechanism that explodes the charge; gunlock. safety (def 4). 1
- noun lock in any device or part for stopping temporarily the motion of a mechanism. 1
- noun lock in an enclosed chamber in a canal, dam, etc., with gates at each end, for raising or lowering vessels from one level to another by admitting or releasing water. 1
- noun lock in an air lock or decompression chamber. 1
- noun lock in complete and unchallenged control; an unbreakable hold: The congresswoman has a lock on the senatorial nomination. 1
- noun lock in Slang. someone or something certain of success; sure thing: He's a lock to win the championship. 1
- noun lock in Wrestling. any of various holds, especially a hold secured on the arm, leg, or head: leg lock. 1
- noun lock in Horology. (in an escapement) the overlap between a tooth of an escape wheel and the surface of the pallet locking it. 1
- noun lock in Metalworking. a projection or recession in the mating face of a forging die. 1
- verb with object lock in to fasten or secure (a door, window, building, etc.) by the operation of a lock or locks. 1
- verb with object lock in to shut in a place fastened by a lock or locks, as for security or restraint. 1
- verb with object lock in to make fast or immovable by or as if by a lock: He locked the steering wheel on his car. 1
- verb with object lock in to make fast or immovable, as by engaging parts: to lock the wheels of a wagon. 1
- verb with object lock in to join or unite firmly by interlinking or intertwining: to lock arms. 1
- verb with object lock in to hold fast in an embrace: She was locked in his arms. 1
- verb with object lock in to move (a ship) by means of a lock or locks, as in a canal (often followed by through, in, out, down, or up). 1
- verb with object lock in to furnish with locks, as a canal. 1
- verb without object lock in to become locked: This door locks with a key. 1
- verb without object lock in to become fastened, fixed, or interlocked: gears that lock into place. 1
- verb without object lock in to go or pass by means of a lock or locks, as a vessel. 1
- verb without object lock in to construct locks in waterways. 1
- idioms lock in lock horns, to come into conflict; clash: to lock horns with a political opponent. 1
- idioms lock in lock, stock, and barrel, completely; entirely; including every part, item, or facet, no matter how small or insignificant: We bought the whole business, lock, stock, and barrel. 1
- idioms lock in under lock and key, securely locked up: The documents were under lock and key. 1
- phrasal verb lock in If you lock someone in, you put them in a room and lock the door so that they cannot get out. 0
- noun lock in A sleepover party, usually held in a public place such as a church or school, in which the participants are not allowed to leave until the next morning. 0
- noun lock in an illegal session of selling alcohol in a bar after the time when it should, by law, be closed 0
- verb lock in To secure someone or something in a locked enclosure. 0
- verb lock in To fix the value of something potentially variable. 0