locken

UK/lɒkən/

locken is the past participle of lock.

Adjective

locken (comparative more locken, superlative most locken)

Locked.
Webbed (of hands or toes).
- locken fingers
Stingy, tight-fisted.
- The locken hands do not give much.
Knit (of brows), also close-set, contracted.
- She stood there stock-still, her brows locken.
- A leering eye and locken brows, / And large Mongolian mouth and nose.1852, Alex Harper, Fruits of Solitary Hours

lock (third-person singular simple present locks, present participle locking, simple past locked, past participle locked or (obsolete) locken)

(intransitive) To become fastened in place.
- If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock.
(transitive) To fasten with a lock.
- Remember to lock the door when you leave.
Antonyms:

unlock
(intransitive) To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
- This door locks with a key.
Antonyms:

unlock
(transitive) To intertwine or dovetail.
- with his hands locked behind his back
Synonyms:

braid, lace, twine, betwine, entwist, entwine, interlace, interthread, intertwine, intertwist
(intransitive, break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
- a pop and lock routine
To furnish (a canal) with locks.

Locken (plural Lockens)

Probably an Americanized spelling of Norwegian Løkken or German Löcken.

What does locken mean?: Locken means locked.
What is locken the past participle of?: Locken is the past participle of lock.
What part of speech is locken?: Locken can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce locken?: Locken is pronounced /lɒkən/ (UK).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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