Standard Lemma guide

locken

adj · name · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /lɒkən/
  • UK: /lɒkn̩/
  • CMU ARPABET: L AA1 K AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Locked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Webbed (of hands or toes).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • locken fingers

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Stingy, tight-fisted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The locken hands do not give much.

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Knit (of brows), also close-set, contracted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She stood there stock-still, her brows locken.

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5

name

Meaning 5

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

verb

Meaning 6

past participle of lock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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History

Etymology

Probably an Americanized spelling of Norwegian Løkken or German Löcken.