lock on

verb

variants or lock onto

locked on or locked onto; locking on or locking onto; locks on or locks onto

transitive verb

: to acquire (something, such as a target or signal) automatically using a sensor (such as radar)

Examples of lock on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, there are other precautions to take when staying at motels this summer, like using portable locks on the doors and checking for hidden cameras and microphones. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026

This will cause Defender to hang and keep a lock on the offending files that holds the entire disk space. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

For a while the club locked on to high school shortstops, investing heavily in guys like Nick Yorke, Marcelo Mayer and Mikey Romero at the top of the draft. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026

Teoscar Hernández took three steps before leaving the batter’s box, his bat outstretched and his eyes locked on the towering arc of a baseball leaving the field. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Rhymes for lock on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon