lock on
verb
variants
or lock onto
locked on or locked onto; locking on or locking onto; locks on or locks onto
: to acquire (something, such as a target or signal) automatically using a sensor (such as radar)
Examples of lock on in a Sentence
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The technician replaced a basic lock on an outside storage door, and at first, everything appeared to go as planned.
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Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Plus, the best products to revive your locks on the go.
—Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
But 55-days into the war on Iran, energy traders are locked on every movement in the narrow passage, through which huge volumes of the world’s oil, gas, fuel and fertilizer used to flow.
—Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
For today’s setup, my crosshairs are locked on Salesforce (CRM) .
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
When Greg installs a latch lock on the inside of his door so that Walt can’t barge in at any time, Walt takes umbrage to this bid for privacy.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
The two of us were holding the door with our bodies because there wasn’t a lock on it.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Many use locks on refrigerators or pantries.
—Health, 15 Apr. 2026
Police went to Beamon’s house and observed a lock on the basement door, a mattress on the floor and a radio playing loudly.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Plus, the best products to revive your locks on the go.
—Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
But 55-days into the war on Iran, energy traders are locked on every movement in the narrow passage, through which huge volumes of the world’s oil, gas, fuel and fertilizer used to flow.
—Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
For today’s setup, my crosshairs are locked on Salesforce (CRM) .
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
When Greg installs a latch lock on the inside of his door so that Walt can’t barge in at any time, Walt takes umbrage to this bid for privacy.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
The two of us were holding the door with our bodies because there wasn’t a lock on it.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Many use locks on refrigerators or pantries.
—Health, 15 Apr. 2026
Police went to Beamon’s house and observed a lock on the basement door, a mattress on the floor and a radio playing loudly.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Lock on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lock%20on. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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