lock down verb6 •To secure (something). •To blockade and lock (e.g. a building or campus) so as to prevent ingress or egress; to make the occupants (of an area) stay locked indoors for their safety.Police have the area locked down until the situation is all-clear. •To limit the use of (a computer network) to only users with permission. •To make (an arrangement) secure, definite, or permanent; to fix. •(slang) To cause (another person) to enter into an exclusive romantic relationship.It took me some time, but I finally locked her down. •To travel through a flight of locks on a waterway in a downhill direction. formslocked down · locking down · locks down