Commit
Lock
Lock verb - Fasten with a lock.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Darkwarrior: Just think of it, a time machine capable of taking me anywhere in history I could lock up criminals before they commit crimes!
- If the Lock becomes large enough, the victim can be driven to commit suicide under the weight of their guilt.
Source: Emotion Bomb - In the fourth season, Bubbles accidentally poisons Sherrod, the young boy who was like a son to him and is completely heartbroken about it, to the point of trying to commit suicide after confessing and tearfully begging the police to lock him up.
Source: Let Off by the Detective
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Lock and Commit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/commit/lock
Commit & Lock. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/commit/lock>.
Lock or Commit. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/commit/lock.
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