Definition of Locked

1. Verb. (past of lock) ¹

2. Adjective. Of a door, etc, that has been locked (with a key). ¹

3. Adjective. Very drunk (HIberno-English, Dublin)''A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English, Terence Patrick Dolan'', p.142. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Locked

1. lock [v] - See also: lock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Locked

lock step
lock stitch
lock time
lock up
lock washer
lockability
lockable
lockage
lockages
lockaway
lockaways
lockbox
lockboxes
lockdown
lockdowns
locked (current term)
locked-in syndrome
locked bite
locked facets
locked fault
locked knee
locked nucleic acid
locked out
locked rotor amp
locked up
locken
locker
locker-room
locker-rooms

Literary usage of Locked

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1920)
"Theory and practice agree upon the rule that locked sucn lakes and ... The majority of writers consider these lakes and land-locked seas parts of the ..."

2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1793)
"ACCORDING to your de- •**• fire I have fent you the cafe of the locked jaw I lately had under шу care. ..."

3. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"Louise locked herself up; it was even rumoured that she had gone mad. Meanwhile, Frederick was unable to hide his dejection. ..."

4. The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year (1793)
"... NG to your de- re I have fent you the cafe locked jaw I lately had under re. Un Saturday, June 2, ..."

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