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lock up in WordNet English dictionary
verb- 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"
lock in lock away lock put away shut up shut away lock up
- secure by locking
"lock up the house before you go on vacation"
lock up
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lock up in English Wiktionary
- (verb) (transitive) to imprison or incarcerate someone
- (verb) (transitive) to invest in something long term
- (verb) (intransitive) to close all doors and windows of a place securely
- (verb) (intransitive) (computing) to cease responding, to freeze
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