be locked together
Definition
› If people or animals are locked together, they are holding each other tightly so that neither one can move: Sometimes, fighting stags become locked together by their antlers.Fastening and tying
(Definition of be locked together from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anchorage noun
- attach verb (CONNECT)
- board sth up phrasal verb
- bound verb (TIE)
- bow noun (KNOT)
- bundle sth up phrasal verb
- chain noun (RINGS)
- chain verb
- hitch verb (FASTEN)
- knot noun (FASTENING)
- lash verb (TIE)
- nail verb (FASTEN)
- peg verb (FIX)
- rivet verb
- rope verb
- screw verb (METAL OBJECT)
- screw verb (TURN)
- slipknot noun
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- tie verb (FASTEN)
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