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locked away

locked away is the simple past and past participle of lock away.

Meaning of lock away

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.

Questions about locked away

What is locked away the simple past and past participle of?
Locked away is the simple past and past participle of lock away.

Words near locked away in the dictionary

  1. Lockean
  2. Lockeanism
  3. Lockeans
  4. locked
  5. locked and loaded
  6. locked away
  7. locked down
  8. locked eyes
  9. locked fault
  10. locked faults
  11. locked groove

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