locker
a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
Nautical. a chest or compartment in which to stow things.
a refrigerated compartment, as in alocker plant, that may be rented for storing frozen foods.
a person or thing that locks.
Digital Technology. music locker.
Origin of locker
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How to use locker in a sentence
I’m 15 minutes from crying in the locker room with some of my teammates.
Aaron Rodgers says ‘I don’t think that there’s any reason why I wouldn’t be back’ with Packers | Mark Maske | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostThroughout the years — if it went my way or it didn’t go my way — I just felt like I loved the game still, loved being around the locker room.
Chad Henne is in the pantheon of NFL backup QB heroes, whether he gets another shot or not | Cindy Boren | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostIn 2020, 22% of consumers had used a pharmacy or locker to make a return, compared to 13% in 2019.
“Covid was a huge catalyst”: Brands look to maintain improvements in returns process | Erika Wheless | January 19, 2021 | DigidayZorn led quirky drills in practice and cheers of “Hip Hip Hooray” after wins, though Portis would later claim that the coach’s brand of corniness divided the locker room.
Ranking Washington football seasons in the Daniel Snyder era from least to most fun | Scott Allen | January 14, 2021 | Washington PostThe Clippers don’t look ready to seriously challenge the LakersThe new rules require players to wear masks on the bench and in the locker room, while coaches and other team staffers must wear their masks “at all times during games.”
NBA’s tightened coronavirus protocols limit pregame hugs, hotel guests and going out in public | Ben Golliver | January 12, 2021 | Washington Post
Kids that were trapped in that locker room are scared to say anything, let alone leave.
Skinny tie tells me that it was found in a storage locker in 2011 and auctioned for $2.1 million.
The Holy Grail of Comic Books Hid in Plain Site at New York Comic Con | Sujay Kumar | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLevine broods in the meat locker, mad with desire for Prinsloo, whose appetite for him is equally primal.
Sex, Blood and Maroon 5: Pop Culture’s Wounds Run Deep | Lizzie Crocker | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe things I got I did my best with, and things like Dahmer and The Hurt locker ended up being my chances to swing for the fences.
Jeremy Renner Opens Up About Marriage, His Problems with the Media, and the Future of Hawk-Eye | Marlow Stern | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe could, I guess, give them an air power wedgie or stuff them into the locker of a naval engagement.
Up To a Point: Binge Watching Putin's Propaganda Network | P. J. O’Rourke | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo, when he sat shoeless, resting his blistered feet on locker's porch, he was ready to make his decision.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandJones then went aft to a locker near the stern, whence he returned with a mallet and chisel, and went below.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneShortly after this the youngest apprentice went below, and found the ill-used lad standing on a locker, and gibbering fearfully.
The Chequers | James RuncimanMyers said, pointing to the cardboard box with the envelope taped to it, when Benson lifted it out of the gray-green locker.
Hunter Patrol | Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuireThere were daily brawls on the plant floor, in the lounge and locker rooms.
Meeting of the Board | Alan Edward Nourse
British Dictionary definitions for locker
/ (ˈlɒkə) /
a small compartment or drawer that may be locked, as one of several in a gymnasium, etc, for clothes and valuables
(as modifier): a locker room
a person or thing that locks
US and Canadian a refrigerated compartment for keeping frozen foods, esp one rented in an establishment
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Other Idioms and Phrases with locker
see Davy Jones's locker.
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