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lock stitched adj. Of a drinker: tightly held together by two separate intentions, neither of which is getting home. lock timed adj. Drunk and convinced the interval between intention and action is a carefully measured technical constant. Amiyah was lock timed and pulled the door before deciding whether to leave. lock-downed adj. Having drunk more than your judgement can contain, and confining yourself to one room by choice. Lacoria lock-downed in the spare room, trusting one door more than judgement. lock-inned adj. Drunk past the point of recognising that a sleepover without an exit is not an ideal pub strategy. Buchanan became lock-inned and treated the closed doors as part of the entertainment. lock-offed adj. Having drunk more than the safety system permits, and now preventing further operation of the evening. Marvelene was lock-offed and could no longer be trusted with the card machine. lock-onned adj. Drunk in a way that makes your position immovable, your arms linked to the nearest furniture. lock-outed adj. Of a drinker: excluded from proceedings by management, though management is oneself. Agna was lock-outed and insisted the landlord had personally suspended her from the snug. lock-picked adj. Drunk since last orders, and somehow able to bypass every sensible barrier between bed and leftovers. lock-pickinged adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every closed door as a solvable mechanical challenge. Maddelynn grew lock-pickinged and examined the lavatory latch with professional interest. lock-stepped adj. You have drunk enough to advance in strict formation behind one’s own heel, eventually reaching the coat stand. Avriel came lock-stepped down the corridor, each foot pursuing the other with military seriousness. lock-timed adj. Drunk to the point where a fraction of a second seems ample preparation for a poor decision. My became lock-timed and committed to the dance floor without waiting for the music. lock-upped adj. A drinker so far gone that temporary custody appears a reasonable arrangement, provided it has biscuits. lock-weired adj. Drunk, with the result that conversation pours into the wrong channel and raises nobody's spirits. lockabilitied adj. Drunk to a degree that every object appears capable of being secured, preferably immediately. lockaged adj. Drunk to the extent of supplying every opening with materials, whether a lock is present or not. Aulbrey became lockaged and collected coins, corks and cutlery for an imaginary canal gate. lockawayed adj. Drunk on the strength of a future plan you confidently postpone until an unspecified tomorrow. Glenell got lockawayed and invested the last of his cash in a plan for next summer.