LOCK ON meaning: Securely fix attention or aim

We found 11 dictionaries that define the word lock on:

General (7 matching dictionaries)

lock on: Merriam-Webster
lock-on: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Lock-on, lock-on: Wordnik
lock on: Wiktionary
lock-on, lock on: Dictionary.com
Lock-On (video game), Lock On (SNES), Lock On (street art), Lock-on, Lock-on (protest tactic): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
lock-on, lock on: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

lock-on: Encyclopedia

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lock on: Idioms

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lock on: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lock on)

▸ verb:  (intransitive) To begin tracking a target via an automated system.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To cause a missile to track (a target).
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To engage in a lock-on protest.

Opposite:

unlock, release, open

Phrases:

had a lock on, has a lock on, having a lock on, lock in on, lock on a window, more...

Adjectives:

trig, traverse, standoff, draft, rolly, roll-on, stonewall, rolling, stale, roled, shut

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