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locking away

locking away is the present participle and gerund 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 locking away

What is locking away the present participle and gerund of?
Locking away is the present participle and gerund of lock away.

Words near locking away in the dictionary

  1. Lockie
  2. lockin
  3. lockiness
  4. locking
  5. locking and loading
  6. locking away
  7. locking differential
  8. locking differentials
  9. locking down
  10. locking eyes
  11. locking frame

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