lock a gate

Frequency: 8.530.0 per million words

To fasten a gate with a key or mechanism.

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Examples (10)

  • Remember to lock the garden gate before dusk.
  • She locked the front gate carefully.
  • They were locking the gate when the storm hit.
  • Please lock the main gate after you leave.
  • The farmer locks the pasture gate every night.
  • Who locked the side gate from the inside?
  • I forgot to lock the back gate, sorry.
  • We should have locked the security gate earlier.
  • He didn't lock the iron gate despite the warning.
  • Could you lock the outer gate and bring the key?