Base verb
Phrasal verbs with lock
The verb lock combines with 4 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
4 phrasal verbs · 6 meanings
lock away
1 sense- Secure inside something locked
lock in
3 senses- Confine by locking
- Make fixed or agreed
- Focus fully without interruption
lock out
1 sense- Prevent someone from entering by locking the door
lock up
1 sense- Secure by locking everything
Practice the lock family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of lock with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.