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LOCK IN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
Example:
She locked her jewels in the safe
Synonyms:
lock; lock away; lock in; lock up; put away; shut away; shut up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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
Sense 2
Meaning:
Close with or as if with a tight seal
Example:
This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!
Synonyms:
lock in; seal in
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "lock in" is one way to...):
confine (prevent from leaving or from being removed)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
