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PEN UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Confine in a fold, like sheep

Synonyms:

fold; pen up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

confine; constrain; hold; restrain (to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

They want to pen up the prisoners

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