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[ adjective ] firmly fastened or secured against opening

Examples

"windows and doors were all fast" "a locked closet" "left the house properly secured"

Used in print

(Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)

Miss_Celie 's taken to her bed , with the door locked .

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

The door was locked .

Related terms

fastened

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