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View definitions for lock up

lock up

verb as in assure

verb as in cage

verb as in corral

Strongest match

Strong matches

verb as in put away

verb as in tie up

noun as in lockup

Strongest match

Weak match

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Example Sentences

Voters shouted that they want the thieves locked up, not the aftershave.

These court orders allow children to be locked up - in registered or unregistered homes - and are often granted for children who are a risk to themselves or others.

From BBC

Phones will not be allowed during lunch or breaks, and each campus will decide how the devices will be stored or locked up.

In “Boys,” Elwood and Turner are locked up in a reform school in 1960s Florida and become allies and friends quickly to survive.

The move, which defies a UN recommendation, means potentially locking up even more young people.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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