locked
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
An inflected form of lock · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,080 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,558 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- fasten with a lock lock the bike to the fence
- keep engaged also: engage, mesh, operate engaged the gears
- become rigid or immoveable The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise
- hold in a locking position also: interlock, interlace He locked his hands around her neck
- become engaged or intermeshed with one another also: interlock They were locked in embrace
- hold fast (in a certain state) He was locked in a laughing fit
locked in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Somnambulists do unaccountable things--such as overcoming locked doors--" "Don't, Bobby!
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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But the instant Mrs. Ferguson was gone Christian locked the door.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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The pantry was locked, and regular meals at regular periods were prescribed.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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Five minutes later the girl was locked in her room with the paper.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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It is in vain that I have hidden them under the earth and locked them into the castle.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1