lock in

Questions about lock in

What does lock in mean?

lock in means "close with or as if with a tight seal". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for lock in?

Close synonyms include seal in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lock in a common word?

lock in is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.