HyperDic: locking

English > 1 sense of the word *locking*:
NOUN	act	locking, lockup	the act of locking something up to protect it

locking > pronunciation
Sounds	laa'kihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *locking*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of locking something up to protect it.
Synonym	lockup
Broader	protection	The activity of protecting someone or something
Spanish	cierre, encierro
Catalan	tancament