locked UK /lɒkt/US /lɑkt/adjective 5phrases 1 adjective5 •shut so that it cannot be opened without a keyA locked door barred the way. •Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.You can't delete a locked computer file. •Styled into dreadlocks; wearing dreadlocks. •(Ireland) Very drunk. •Bound to a carrier. Phrases with locked locked upImprisoned, incarcerated.