āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to lock in
[phrase form: lock]
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āϤāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
to shut someone or oneself in a place by locking the door
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hostages were locked in a cell with no means of escape.
āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āύāĻ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϞ⧠āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āϤāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰāĻž
to secure something tightly in place, preventing leakage, loss, or alteration
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The vacuum-sealed bag locked in the air, preserving the food's flavor and texture.
āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ-āϏāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ āύ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
03
āϞāĻ āĻāύ, āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to make something fixed or certain, preventing it from changing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The negotiators locked in the terms of the agreement, preventing further disputes or alterations.
āĻāϞā§āĻāĻāϰāĻž āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻļāϰā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύ, āĻāϰāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āϰā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāύā§āύāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāύā§āύāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰāĻž
to enter a state of total focus or concentration on a task
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team will lock in to meet the tight project deadline.
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