locked
verbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//lɒkt//
- United States//lɑkt//
Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.
verb
- 1
Also a form of locksimple past and past participle of lock
Etymology
* (drunk): Perhaps from airlocked.
adjective
- 1
Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.
A locked door barred the way.
- 2
Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
You can't delete a locked computer file.
- 3
Very drunk.
'Drunk. Battered. Ar meisce. In a state of alcohol-induced intoxication.' […] Nadine and I once watched the news and had a shot of absinthe every time someone said unnatural. We were absolutely locked.'
- 4
Bound to a carrier.
- 5
Styled into dreadlocks; wearing dreadlocks.
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