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locked
- /lɒkt/ UK
- /lɑkt/ US
Rhymes with -ɒkt
Where it comes from
* (drunk): Perhaps from airlocked.
verb
- simple past and past participle of lock
adjective
- Having undergone locking; secured by a lock. A locked door barred the way.
- Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource. You can't delete a locked computer file.
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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.'
Similar: drunk
- Bound to a carrier.
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Styled into dreadlocks; wearing dreadlocks.
Similar: loc'd, dreadlocked
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: barred, fast, bolted, fastened, latched, secured, lock-up, lock-out, caged, pinned, sealed, hung, enclosed, blockade, confined, stopped
Translations
Every language
adj that has been locked (with a key)
| Español | cerrado con llave / seguro / llavín |
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| 日本語 | 鍵が掛かった |
| Português | trancado |
| Français | fermé à clé, fermé à clef, verrouillé |
| Deutsch | abgesperrt, abgeschlossen, zugeschlossen |
| Italiano | chiuso a chiave |
| Română | încuiat |
| Русский | за́пертый zápertyj, закры́тый zakrýtyj |
| Tiếng Việt | khoá |
| العربية | مُقْفَل muqfal |
| עברית | נעול naúl |
adj mobile telephony: bound to a carrier
| Русский | зало́ченый zalóčenyj |
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Talk about this word "locked." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/locked. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. locked. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/locked "locked." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/locked.Cite this
@misc{locked_2026,
title = {locked},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/locked},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
