See lock in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"(transitive) To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure."
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"sense": "to secure someone or something in",
"word": "lukita sisään"
},
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"sense": "to secure someone or something in",
"word": "sulkea sisään"
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