/lɑ?k/to bepreventedfrommovingby something:We werelockedintrafficfor over twohourson the wayhome.If you arelockedin asituationorprocess, it isimpossiblefor you toescapeor makeprogressfrom it:Bothpartieswishtoavoidbeinglockedindiscussionsthat willresolvenothing.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesImmobility
anti-jamming
boxed in
budge
cataleptic
firm
hold
immovable
jam
jammed
lifelessly
lock
motionless
non-mobile
rest
static
stationary
stock-still
time stands stillidiom
transfixed
unwavering
See more results ?
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Lack of freedom to act(Definition ofbe locked in somethingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/be-locked-in##
