What is the meaning of lock in?

Close with or as if with a tight seal.
- usage: "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor"
- synonyms: seal in
Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape.
- usage: "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
- synonyms: lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up

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APA	WordNet. (2010). lock in. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/lock_in/definitions/1291992
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "lock in" http://smartdefine.org/lock_in/definitions/1291992 (accessed September 21, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, lock in, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/lock_in/definitions/1291992>.
MLA	WordNet. "lock in" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/lock_in/definitions/1291992>

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