to prevent sb from entering a place by locking the door :
I'd locked myself out of the house and had to break a window to get in.
to prevent sb from entering a place by locking the door :
I'd locked myself out of the house and had to break a window to get in.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005