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# lockdown

noun (a lockdown, lockdowns; lockdown — uncountable)

«lockdown» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lockdown is a time when people must stay at home and many places close, to stop a disease spreading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lockdown/#m1)
2. A lockdown is a safety drill or emergency when everyone in a building, like a school, stays inside with doors locked because of danger outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lockdown/#m2)

### In the lessons

In recent history, many countries had lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic: schools closed, lessons went online, and people kept apart. At school, a lockdown drill practises what to do if there is danger outside: go inside, lock doors, stay quiet and follow the teacher. Phrases: «in lockdown», «go into lockdown», «lockdown drill», «during lockdown».

### Examples

- During lockdown we had lessons on the computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lockdown/#x1)
- The city went into lockdown to stop the virus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lockdown/#x2)
- We practised a lockdown drill at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lockdown/#x3)
- In a lockdown, stay quiet and listen to your teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lockdown/#x4)
- The shops were closed during the lockdown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lockdown/#x5)
- I baked bread with Dad in lockdown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lockdown/#x6)
- The school was in lockdown until the police said it was safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lockdown/#x7)
- Lockdown was hard because we missed our friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lockdown/#x8)

### Note

One word: lock + down. In a school lockdown drill, stay calm, follow adults and do not use your phone unless told to. A lockdown is different from an evacuation: in a lockdown you stay inside; in an evacuation you leave.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lockdown» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lockdown/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lockdown» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lockdown.html) on Mova free.