lock in

See also lock-in

English

Noun

lock in (plural lock ins)

1. A sleepover party, usually held in a public place such as a church or school, in which the participants are not allowed to leave until the next morning.

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

Synonyms

• wakeover

Verb

lock in (third-person singular simple present locks in, present participle locking in, simple past and past participle locked in)

1. To secure someone or something in a locked enclosure.
2. To fix the value of something potentially variable.

   I've locked in a rate of 5%

Translations

to secure someone or something in

• Finnish: lukita sisään, sulkea sisään

to fix the value

• Finnish: kiinnittää (fi)

See also

• lock out