locked

verb

Definition of lockednext
past tense of lock
1
as in latched

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2
as in wrapped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locked
  1. chained
  2. folded
  3. bolted
  4. enveloped
  5. shut
  6. fastened
Verb
  • Steve Carrell, a therapist, is held captive and chained to a bed by his client in Hulu’s The Patient.
    Julia Sullivan, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Before ending up on the euthanasia list at the shelter, Chapo spent four years chained in a yard, neglected, and this time outdoors left Chapo with a skin infection, intestinal worms, and a fractured set of teeth from chewing on his chain.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of chained
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  • In a series full of fan-favorite characters who would later be officially folded into DC Comics lore, like Bullock and fellow Gotham cop Renee Montoya — who herself was later revealed to be a lesbian, in the pages of the police procedural Gotham Central — Harley Quinn was a true runaway sensation.
    Samantha Riedel, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
  • For the project, Moncler had to find a loom to create fabric wide enough to cut a single piece that could then be folded into either a field jacket, a parka or a poncho.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of folded
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  • It was later returned and bolted to the ground.
    Laura Romero, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
  • In Wausau, the drop box has since been returned and is now bolted to the ground outside City Hall.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of bolted
Verb
  • An unprecedented October heat wave has enveloped the West, with record-setting temperatures from California to Colorado.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Their story as a couple did end, soon afterward… probably less romantically than the beautiful fatalism the song itself is enveloped in.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of enveloped
Verb
  • One of Austin’s beloved Tex-Mex institutions has shut its doors.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The Spanish, Italian and Greek embassies also shut to the public for the day, but the U.K. government and France said their embassies remained open.
    Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of shut
Verb
  • If they can’t be seen without their favorite watch (or second-favorite, or third-favorite) fastened around their wrist, upgrade their travel accessory situation with this personalized gift.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The setup, designed to facilitate leg swings, incorporates a robust structure made of 6 mm aluminum plates securely fastened to an extrusion framework.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of fastened
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