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Added 10 October 2026

locked

/lɒkt/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about locked at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

simple past and past participle of lock

adjective

Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.
A locked door barred the way.
Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
You can't delete a locked computer file.
Very drunk.

Origin

* (drunk): Perhaps from airlocked.

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