Synonyms for lock up
lock up

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1. lock upverb

   secure by locking

   "lock up the house before you go on vacation"

   Synonyms:
   shut up, lock away, lock, put away, shut away, lock in

2. lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock upverb

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

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

   Synonyms:
   throw out, toss out, lag, discard, seal in, put to sleep, immure, jug, tuck away, jail, toss away, button up, interlace, lock, hush up, cast away, remand, still, shut up, cast aside, put behind bars, close up, dispose, clam up, imprison, put aside, shut away, belt up, cast out, chuck out, toss, throw away, be quiet, mesh, quieten, gaol, fling, dummy up, silence, lock in, keep mum, lock away, operate, tuck in, hush, interlock, put away, engage, incarcerate

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1. lock up

   Synonyms:
   clasp, fasten, lock, close fast

2. lock up

   Synonyms:
   confine, shut up

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How to use lock up in a sentence?

1. David Leopold:

   It could keep parents away from their children if they think it is going to land them in a lock-up somewhere.

2. Randolph:

   Safe in thy breast close lock up thy intents, For he that knows thy purpose best prevents.

3. Kim Min-ji:

   The lock-up period cleared up uncertainty about what the family would do with Glovis and offered investors a chance to maximize value in the meantime.

4. Representative Rob Bishop of Utah:

   This surreptitious land grab reveals that the Obama administration will stop at nothing to lock up more and more land, with the stroke of a pen. I condemn this shameful power move which makes states and citizens fearful that the federal government can invade at any time to seize more lands like bandits in the night.

5. Jack Trlica:

   Consumers understand why you have to lock up a fur coat or jewelry. But they say' why are we locking up deodorant ?'.