"lock eyes" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: locks eyes [present, singular, third-person], locking eyes [participle, present], locked eyes [participle, past], locked eyes [past]
Rhymes: -aɪz Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lock eyes (third-person singular simple present locks eyes, present participle locking eyes, simple past and past participle locked eyes)
  1. To stare into the eyes of someone who is staring back into your eyes. Categories (topical): Eye, Vision

Inflected forms

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