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English verb: lock in | |||
| 1. | lock in (contact) close with or as if with a tight seal | ||
| Samples | This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!. | ||
| Synonyms | seal in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confine | ||
| 2. | lock in (contact) place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape | ||
| Samples | The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend. She locked her jewels in the safe. | ||
| Synonyms | lock, lock away, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confine | ||
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