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{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "lock out"
}
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"forms": [
{
"form": "locks in",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "locking in",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "locked in",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "locked in",
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"past"
]
}
],
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},
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}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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{
"categories": [],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0 0 0",
"tags": [
"noun"
],
"word": "lock-in"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The dog won't escape now we've locked him in.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "The dog won't escape now we've locked him in the kitchen.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure."
],
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"links": [
[
"secure",
"secure"
],
[
"enclosure",
"enclosure"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "93 0 3 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to secure someone or something in",
"word": "lukita sisään"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 0 3 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to secure someone or something in",
"word": "sulkea sisään"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've locked in a rate of 5%.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "I've got a 5% rate locked in.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To fix the value of (something potentially variable)."
],
"id": "en-lock_in-en-verb-dzo6PNUa",
"links": [
[
"fix",
"fix"
],
[
"value",
"value"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To fix the value of (something potentially variable)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 99 0 0 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fix the value",
"word": "kiinnittää"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 99 0 0 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fix the value",
"word": "lukita"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Our new foil packets keep the flavour of the crisps locked in.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Companies find various ways to try to lock in a customer base by preventing the products or services from being fully fungible.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To prevent (someone or something) from escaping, deteriorating, or switching to an alternative."
],
"id": "en-lock_in-en-verb-iozNSBGC",
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"(transitive, colloquial) To prevent (someone or something) from escaping, deteriorating, or switching to an alternative."
],
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Music",
"orig": "en:Music",
"parents": [
"Art",
"Sound",
"Culture",
"Energy",
"Society",
"Nature",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "17 11 3 6 57 7",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "16 16 5 10 42 11",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (in)",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To synchronize (especially a rhythm section) into a groove."
],
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],
[
"synchronize",
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],
[
"rhythm section",
"rhythm section"
],
[
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"groove"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, music) To synchronize (especially a rhythm section) into a groove."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I need to lock in for this exam I'm taking tomorrow.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To focus entirely on (something)."
],
"id": "en-lock_in-en-verb-a7qrA0cl",
"links": [
[
"focus",
"focus"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, colloquial) To focus entirely on (something)."
],
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"word": "lock in"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "lock ins",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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{
"word": "lock-in"
}
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"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"Misspelling of lock-in."
],
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"lock-in",
"lock-in#English"
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"word": "lock in"
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{
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{
"word": "lock out"
}
],
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English nouns",
"English phrasal verbs",
"English phrasal verbs with particle (in)",
"English verbs"
],
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"noun"
],
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}
],
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"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "locking in",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "locked in",
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"participle",
"past"
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{
"form": "locked in",
"tags": [
"past"
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}
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},
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}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The dog won't escape now we've locked him in.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "The dog won't escape now we've locked him in the kitchen.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure."
],
"links": [
[
"secure",
"secure"
],
[
"enclosure",
"enclosure"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've locked in a rate of 5%.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "I've got a 5% rate locked in.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To fix the value of (something potentially variable)."
],
"links": [
[
"fix",
"fix"
],
[
"value",
"value"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To fix the value of (something potentially variable)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English colloquialisms",
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Our new foil packets keep the flavour of the crisps locked in.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Companies find various ways to try to lock in a customer base by preventing the products or services from being fully fungible.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To prevent (someone or something) from escaping, deteriorating, or switching to an alternative."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, colloquial) To prevent (someone or something) from escaping, deteriorating, or switching to an alternative."
],
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs",
"en:Music"
],
"glosses": [
"To synchronize (especially a rhythm section) into a groove."
],
"links": [
[
"music",
"music"
],
[
"synchronize",
"synchronize"
],
[
"rhythm section",
"rhythm section"
],
[
"groove",
"groove"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, music) To synchronize (especially a rhythm section) into a groove."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English colloquialisms",
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I need to lock in for this exam I'm taking tomorrow.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To focus entirely on (something)."
],
"links": [
[
"focus",
"focus"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, colloquial) To focus entirely on (something)."
],
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to secure someone or something in",
"word": "lukita sisään"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to secure someone or something in",
"word": "sulkea sisään"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fix the value",
"word": "kiinnittää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fix the value",
"word": "lukita"
}
],
"word": "lock in"
}
{
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English nouns",
"English phrasal verbs",
"English phrasal verbs with particle (in)",
"English verbs"
],
"forms": [
{
"form": "lock ins",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "lock in (plural lock ins)",
"name": "en-noun"
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],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "lock-in"
}
],
"categories": [
"English misspellings"
],
"glosses": [
"Misspelling of lock-in."
],
"links": [
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"lock-in",
"lock-in#English"
]
],
"tags": [
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]
}
],
"word": "lock in"
}
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