Phrasal Verbs with “LOCK” in English

Lock[lɒk] is a regular verb.  Phrasal verbs with “lock” include:

• lock away
  • The locals lock away anything that they think is different
• lock down
  • We’ll have to lock down the airfield until further notice
• lock (oneself) in
  • Sell your stocks now to lock in some of the gains of recent months
• lock in
  • A bit more power to lock in the destination
• lock onto
  • Lock onto this Peterborough canoe ride
• lock out
  • When the owners heard talk of a strike, they locked the employees out
  • I forgot my keys and was locked out of my own house!
• lock up
  • Their capital is all locked up in property
  • If you lock up your anger, it will only cause trouble later
• lock yourself away
  • If you don’t seek help, if you lock yourself away from the world, you’ll remain in depression’s vicious cycle