Locking — synonyms, locking antonyms, definition

1. locking (Noun)

1 synonym

lockup

1 definition

locking (Noun) — The act of locking something up to protect it.

1 type of

protection

2. locking (Verb)

11 synonyms

engaging interlacing interlocking locking away locking in locking up meshing operating putting away shutting away shutting up

1 antonym

unlocking

9 definitions

locking (Verb) — Fasten with a lock. ex. "lock the bike to the fence"

locking (Verb) — Keep engaged. ex. "locked the gears"

locking (Verb) — Become rigid or immoveable. ex. "The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise"

locking (Verb) — Hold in a locking position. ex. "He locked his hands around her neck"

locking (Verb) — Become engaged or intermeshed with one another. ex. "They were locked in embrace"

locking (Verb) — Hold fast (in a certain state). ex. "He was locked in a laughing fit"

locking (Verb) — Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape. ex. "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend" ex. "She locked her jewels in the safe"

locking (Verb) — Pass by means through a lock in a waterway.

locking (Verb) — Build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels.

24 types of

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6 types

bolting flipping padlocking riding switching throwing

1 see also

lock up