restrict access to the full functionality or data of (a computer, mobile phone, file, etc.), especially by requiring a user to verify their identity with a passcode or other form of authentication
my computer is locked and I've forgotten my login info
I don't want people to read my emails—that's why I lock my phone
make or become rigidly fixed or immovable
he locked his hands behind her neck
their gaze locked for several long moments
go through a lock on a canal
we locked through at Moore Haven