Locked

//lɒkt// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of lock form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having undergone locking; secured by a lock. not-comparable

    "A locked door barred the way."

  2. 2
    Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource. not-comparable

    "You can't delete a locked computer file."

  3. 3
    Very drunk. Ireland, not-comparable

    "'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. 4
    Bound to a carrier. not-comparable
  5. 5
    Styled into dreadlocks; wearing dreadlocks. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
dedicateddreadlockeddrunkloc'dossified

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

* (drunk): Perhaps from airlocked.

Related phrases

locked and loadedlocked uplocked-room mysterylong-lockedregion-lockedwood-locked

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