lock-on

noun

A technique used by protesters to make it difficult to remove them from their place of protest, involving a human chain with linked arms, or sometimes the use of special hardware.

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Meanings

nounlock-on (plural lock-ons)

plural lock-ons

  1. A technique used by protesters to make it difficult to remove them from their place of protest, involving a human chain with linked arms, or sometimes the use of special hardware.

Origin

Deverbal from lock on.

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APA

lock-on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock-on

MLA

“lock-on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock-on. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lock-on,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lock-on.

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