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[ verb ] close with or as if with a tight seal

Synonyms

seal_in

Examples

"This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!"

Used in print

(McCall's Needlework and Crafts, Spring-Summer,...)

Be sure to press the additional clay firmly into place without locking_in air_bubbles .

Related terms

confine

2
[ verb ] place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

Synonyms

lock_up put_away shut_up lock shut_away lock_away

Examples

"The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend" "She locked her jewels in the safe"

Used in print

(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)

I lived to see an envelope of hers in the morning mail and to lock myself in my room in the afternoon to reread her letter for the tenth time and finally prepare an answer .

Related terms

confine locking

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Similar Spelling

log_in Loken login Lokken look_on log-in

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