lock down
See also: lock-down and lockdown
English
Verb
lock down (third-person singular simple present locks down, present participle locking down, simple past and past participle locked down)
- (transitive) to secure; make people stay locked indoors for their safety
- Police have the area locked down until the situation is all-clear.
- (transitive) to limit the use of a computer network to only users with permission
- (transitive) to make an arrangement secure, definite, or permanent; fix
- (transitive, slang) to cause another to enter into an exclusive romantic relationship
- It took me some time, but I finally locked her down.
Related terms
- belock