"lock under" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lock under.wav Forms: locks under [present, singular, third-person], locking under [participle, present], locked under [participle, past], locked under [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lock under (third-person singular simple present locks under, present participle locking under, simple past and past participle locked under)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To serve a life sentence in prison. Tags: intransitive, slang, transitive
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "type": "example"
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      ],
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        "To serve a life sentence in prison."
      ],
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