Synonyms for lock in
lock in

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1. lock innoun

   Synonyms:
   wakeover

2. lock innoun

   To secure someone or something in a locked enclosure.

   The youth group will have their annual lock-in this weekend.

   Synonyms:
   wakeover

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1. lock in, seal inverb

   close with or as if with a tight seal

   "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!"

   Synonyms:
   lock, seal in, lock away, shut away, shut up, put away, lock up

2. lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock upverb

   place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

   "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, toss out, lag, discard, seal in, put to sleep, immure, jug, tuck away, jail, toss away, button up, interlace, lock, hush up, cast away, remand, lock up, still, shut up, cast aside, put behind bars, close up, dispose, clam up, imprison, put aside, shut away, belt up, cast out, chuck out, toss, throw away, be quiet, mesh, quieten, gaol, fling, dummy up, silence, keep mum, lock away, operate, tuck in, hush, interlock, put away, engage, incarcerate

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1. Jimmy Butler:

   It’s part of the game, you’re not going to make shots every night. But I don’t think myself or anybody else missing shots is going to break us in any way. I think if we guard a little bit better, lock in on that side of the floor, we’ll always give ourselves a chance to win.

2. Greg Walden:

   My fear is that people lock in and kind of double down on their position.

3. Tanya Smith:

   Teeth record environmental variation based on the climate, even where you're growing up, that's possible because when you're growing, your teeth you actually lock in a record of the chemistry of the water and the food that you're eating and drinking. Because teeth have these tiny timelines, we can relate the chemistry to the growth to calculate ancient climate records. We can't do that with any other element of the body.

4. Stuart Cameron:

   I can see the validity of both theories, but when you're engaged in an investigation, especially a serial killer investigation, you have to keep an open mind. To lock in one theory would be, I think, misguided.

5. Brettny Hardy:

   The sale is going to lock in [ oil and gas ] production for years to come, by that time, we need to be moving away from fossil fuels in order to survive. This lease sale is a really critical juncture and is sending us in the exact opposite direction.