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
  • In the time since his execution, Germany shut the consulates.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Movie gods, hear our prayer: may cinematic murderers never remember to shut their blinds, amen.
    Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of shut
Verb
  • Mitchell said her mother was fastened to a gurney and hoisted up, then taken to another hospital.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Definition of fastened
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locked

locked horns

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