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    lock-up
    /ˈlɒkʌp/

    noun

    • 1. a jail, especially a temporary one. Similar jailprisoncellpolice cell
    • 2. non-residential premises that can be locked up, typically a small shop or garage: British "a lock-up garage" Similar storeroomstorewarehousedepository

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOCK (SOMETHING) UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LOCK (SOMETHING) UP definition: 1. to lock all the doors and windows of a building when you leave it: 2. to put someone in a…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOCK UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To lock someone up means to put them in prison or a secure psychiatric hospital.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishlock up phrasal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of lock up phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › lock+upLock up - definition of lock up by The Free Dictionary

    lock up - 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"

  6. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › lock-uplock up | meaning of lock up in Longman Dictionary of...

    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lock up phrasal verb 1 to make a building safe by locking the doors, especially at night I’ll leave you to lock up. lock something ↔ up Don’t forget to lock up the warehouse. 2 lock something ↔ up to put something in a safe place and lock the door, lid etc SYN lock away 3 lock somebody ↔ ...

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordLOCK UP - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    1. If you lock something up in a place or container, you put or hide it there and fasten the lock. [...] 2. To lock someone up means to put them in prison or a secure psychiatric hospital. [...] 3. When you lock up a building or car or lock up, you make sure that all the doors and windows are locked so that nobody can get in. [...] More.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionlock up - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of lock up phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › lock_uplock up - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 26, 2024 · lock up (third-person singular simple present locks up, present participle locking up, simple past and past participle locked up) To imprison or incarcerate (someone). Synonyms: send away, shut away

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lock upLock up - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of lock up. verb. secure by locking. “ lock up the house before you go on vacation”. see more. verb. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape. synonyms: lock, lock away, lock in, put away, shut away, shut up. see more.

  11. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › lock+upLock up - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    To confine or exclude something or someone by or as if by means of a lock: We locked up the dog for the night. The guards locked the criminal up in the cell. All our savings are locked up in a retirement account.