lock off

verb

To stop talking to (someone); to cut (someone) out; to ghost (someone).

“They locked me off the property.”

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Meanings

verblock off (third-person singular simple present lock offs, present participle locking off, simple past and past participle locked off)

present singular third person lock offs · participle present locking off · participle past locked off · past locked off

  1. slangTo stop talking to (someone); to cut (someone) out; to ghost (someone).

    Tina locked me off when she found out what happened.

  2. informalTo keep (someone) out of (something or someplace) using a lock.

    They locked me off the property.

  3. businessTo turn in the warp thread or strands of a piece of cloth when finished to stop strands unravelling.

Translations

Māori tapiki
  • tapikiturn in the warp threads or strands of a piece of weaving
Cite this entry
APA

lock off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20off

MLA

“lock off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lock off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock%20off.

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