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Vinony

locked

adjective

  1. that is or has been locked
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /lɒkt/ / /lɑkt/

adj

Etymology: * (drunk): Perhaps from airlocked.

  1. Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.

    “A locked door barred the way.”

  2. Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.

    “You can't delete a locked computer file.”

  3. Very drunk.

    “'Drunk. Battered. Ar meisce. In a state of alcohol-induced intoxication.' […] Nadine and I once watched the news and had a shot of absinthe every time someone said unnatural. We were absolutely locked.'”

  4. Bound to a carrier.
  5. Styled into dreadlocks; wearing dreadlocks.

verb

Etymology: * (drunk): Perhaps from airlocked.

  1. simple past and past participle of lock