lock off
lock off · lock offs · locked off · locking off
To stop talking to; to cut out; to ghostTo stop talking to (someone); to cut (someone) out; to ghost (someone).
» The lock was snapped off.
Meaning
3 senses(slang)To stop talking to (someone); to cut (someone) out; to ghost (someone).
Tina locked me off when she found out what happened.
(informal)To keep (someone) out of (something or someplace) using a lock.
They locked me off the property.
To turn in the warp thread or strands of a piece of cloth when finished to stop strands unravelling.
Examples
1 sentencesThe lock was snapped off.
Forms
lock offs, locking off, locked off, locked off| Base form | lock off · to lock off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lock offs |
| Present participle | locking off |
| Past simple | locked off |
| Past participle | locked off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
10 phrasal verbs- lock upповісити, вішатиTo imprison or incarcerate (someone).
- lock inприбрати, прибиратиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure.
- lock awayприбрати, прибиратиTo lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.
- lock offTo stop talking to (someone); to cut (someone) out; to ghost (someone).
- lock outTo inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.
- lock onTo begin tracking a target via an automated system.
- lock downTo secure (something).
- lock intoTo firmly commit to (something or someone).
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb