"locked"

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    lock1 Audio pronunciation of "locked" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lk)
    n.

    1. A device operated by a key, combination, or keycard and used, as on a door, for holding, closing, or securing.
    2. A section of a waterway, such as a canal, closed off with gates, in which vessels in transit are raised or lowered by raising or lowering the water level of that section.
    3. A mechanism in a firearm for exploding the charge.
    4. An interlocking or entanglement of elements or parts.
    5.
    1. Sports. A hold in wrestling or self-defense that is secured on a part of an opponent's body.
    2. A secure hold; control: The distributor has a lock on most of the market.
    3. A sure thing; a certainty: His promotion is a lock.

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