locker
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈlɑːkər/
:
casillero
- Yeah, um, I have the locker right next to Doug's, so when I went to get something that I forgot, I saw her slip a note into his locker.
- locker room
- locker search
- gym locker
We are going to put that ski locker to the test the next couple weeks.
- We are going to put that ski locker to the test the next couple weeks.
- I flew to DCI was in front of his locker that night.
- And he said, I broke into a Chomo's locker and I took all of his shit.
- You also need lockers so you can lock in the the tablets at night.
- I got her wrapped around its neck and hung it from the top of the locker as if it had hung itself.
- I think I've probably got three good meals in my locker.
- I had my chain hanging on locker like a curtain rail.
- He got in his locker and we fucking never saw him again.
- I put the gun in my locker and you ain't know the bullet, Phil.
Examples
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The lock comes off, Clay opens the locker and starts sorting through the contents.
Fiction book (1990) -
When the student opened his locker, there was a clean, unused uniform on the bottom shelf.
Academic text (2015) -
In a locker in the bus station.
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We are going to put that ski locker to the test the next couple weeks.
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I left my schoolbooks in my locker, so we'll have to go back afterwards anyway.
Fiction book (1992) -
When the locker room opens next year, it will include private changing rooms, showers, lockers, and bathroom stalls.
Academic text (2017) -
Dan opens the combination padlock to his locker and deposits the crumpled photo inside.
Fiction book (1992) -
She stored her gym clothes in a locker at the fitness center.
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After the class, he retrieved his books from his locker in the hallway.
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The school provided each student with a locker to keep their personal items safe.
Synonyms
755
1.0
A small space for keeping clothes and other things
168
1.3
A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers for storing things
150
3.3
A small separate space inside a bigger thing where you keep things
79
1.0
A cabinet with shelves for storing dishes or food
14
5.8
A strong metal box that is often kept at a bank to hold valuable things safely
11
3.0
A small locked box in a public place for keeping personal things
9
4.8
A small space or compartment where you keep things like a backpack
6
5.3
A small chest that sits at the end of a bed to store personal things
1
3.1
A space in a car where you put suitcases and bags
A large storage compartment under cockpit seats on a boat for storing things like life jackets
Idioms
Compounds
- US
145
1.6
A room in a gym or workplace where people change clothes and keep personal things safe
- Offensive
7
7.9
Rude and rough talk or behaviour among sports players in a changing room
- Specialized
A large storage compartment under cockpit seats on a boat for storing things like life jackets
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Locker comes from the common word lock, which means 'to fasten closed', plus the ending -er meaning 'a thing that does' or 'a thing for'. So a locker is literally a place you lock to keep your things safe.