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locking off

locking off is the present participle and gerund of lock off.

Meaning of lock off

Verb

lock off (third-person singular simple present lock offs, present participle locking off, simple past and past participle locked off)

  1. (slang) To stop talking to (someone); to cut (someone) out; to ghost (someone).
    • Tina locked me off when she found out what happened.
  2. (informal) To keep (someone) out of (something or someplace) using a lock.
    • They locked me off the property.
  3. To turn in the warp thread or strands of a piece of cloth when finished to stop strands unravelling.

Questions about locking off

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

Words near locking off in the dictionary

  1. locking frames
  2. locking horns
  3. locking in
  4. locking into
  5. locking lips
  6. locking off
  7. locking on
  8. locking out
  9. locking room
  10. locking rooms
  11. locking shift

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