LOCK IN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
    • She locked her jewels in the safe
    Hypernyms(s) lock in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • close with or as if with a tight seal
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!
    Hypernyms(s) lock in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower