🇬🇧 Lock meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To lock something means to close it and fasten it with a key or a special device so it won’t open. When you lock a door, a box, or a bike, you are making it stay shut or stay in one place so other people can’t get in, take it, or move it without unlocking it first.

I lock the cookie jar with a secret code: 0000, because nobody ever guesses something that obvious.

I always lock my snack drawer, or my brother’s mouth magically appears inside it.

Dad said, “Lock the door,” so I locked it and then realized Dad was still outside holding the trash bag.

My sister likes to lock the bathroom door just to practice her evil villain laugh in private.

My sister tried to lock me out of her room, but forgot there’s another door, so I walked in like a superhero.

At dusk a small boy hides a scared kitten in a wooden box. He will lock the lid, lock the box with a toy key, lock the box again, lock the shed door, and lock the box closed to keep rain and noise away. When the kitten purrs, he smiles, lets go, and feels calm.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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