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LOCK UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

She locked her jewels in the safe

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

Derivation:

lockup (the act of locking something up to protect it)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Secure by locking

Example:

lock up the house before you go on vacation

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lockup (the act of locking something up to protect it)

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