Pronunciation

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  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#LOCKIN

Verb

lock in (third-person singular simple present locks in, present participle locking in, simple past and past participle locked in)Category:English lemmas#LOCKINCategory:English verbs#LOCKINCategory:English phrasal verbs#LOCKINCategory:English phrasal verbs formed with %22in%22#LOCKINCategory:English multiword terms#LOCKINCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#LOCKINCategory:Pages with entries#LOCK%20INCategory:Pages with 1 entry#LOCK%20IN

1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#LOCKIN) To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure.

   The dog won't escape now we've locked him in.Category:English terms with usage examples#LOCKIN

   The dog won't escape now we've locked him in the kitchen.Category:English terms with usage examples#LOCKIN

2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#LOCKIN) To fix the value of (something potentially variable).

   I've locked in a rate of 5%.Category:English terms with usage examples#LOCKIN

   I've got a 5% rate locked in.Category:English terms with usage examples#LOCKIN

3. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#LOCKIN, colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#LOCKIN) To prevent (someone or something) from escaping, deteriorating, or switching to an alternative.

   Our new foil packets keep the flavour of the crisps locked in.Category:English terms with usage examples#LOCKIN

   Companies find various ways to try to lock in a customer base by preventing the products or services from being fully fungible.Category:English terms with usage examples#LOCKIN

4. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#LOCKIN, musicCategory:en:Music#LOCKIN) To synchronize (especially a rhythm section) into a groove.
6. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#LOCKIN or intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#LOCKIN, colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#LOCKIN) To focus entirely (on something).

   Coordinate terms: lock on; home in

   I need to lock in for this exam I'm taking tomorrow.

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   The missile's path is now locked in.

   Category:English terms with usage examples#LOCKIN

   • 1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:

     The best ride of the day was one that Robert got - really locked in, screaming at the top of his lungs.

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Noun

lock in (plural lock ins)Category:English lemmas#LOCKINCategory:English nouns#LOCKINCategory:English countable nouns#LOCKINCategory:English multiword terms#LOCKINCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#LOCKINCategory:Pages with entries#LOCK%20INCategory:Pages with 1 entry#LOCK%20IN

1. Nonstandard spelling of lock-inCategory:English nonstandard forms#LOCKIN.

Anagrams

• Nickol, inlock