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locked under

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

Meaning of lock under

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To serve a life sentence in prison.
    • He's gonna get locked under a cell.

Questions about locked under

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

Words near locked under in the dictionary

  1. locked someone up and threw away the key
  2. locked someone up and thrown away the key
  3. locked the stable door after the horse had been stolen
  4. locked the stable door after the horse had bolted
  5. locked through
  6. locked under
  7. locked up
  8. locked-in syndrome
  9. locked-room mystery
  10. Lockeford
  11. locken

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