Definition of LOCKED

locked

Meanings

Verb

  • fasten with a lock
  • keep engaged
  • become rigid or immoveable
  • hold in a locking position
    • "He locked his hands around her neck"
  • become engaged or intermeshed with one another
    • "They were locked in embrace"
  • hold fast (in a certain state)
    • "He was locked in a laughing fit"
  • place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
    • "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"
    • "She locked her jewels in the safe"
  • pass by means through a lock in a waterway
  • build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
  • simple past and past participle of lock

Adj

  • Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.
  • Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
  • Very drunk.
  • Bound to a carrier.

Origin / Etymology

* (drunk): Perhaps from airlocked.

Synonyms

dedicated, drunk, engage, interlace, interlock, lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, mesh, operate, put away, shut away, shut up

Scrabble Score: 13

locked is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
locked is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
locked is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

locked is a valid Words With Friends word