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LOCK UP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does lock up mean?

• LOCK UP (verb)
The verb LOCK UP has 2 senses:

1. secure by locking
2. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

Familiarity information: LOCK UP used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LOCK UP (verb)

Sense 1

lock up ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Secure by locking

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

lock up the house before you go on vacation

Hypernyms (to "lock up" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

lock up ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

lock away; put away; shut away; lock in; lock up; shut up; lock

Context examples:

The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend / She locked her jewels in the safe

Hypernyms (to "lock up" is one way to...):

confine (prevent from leaving or from being removed)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

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