HyperDic: lock_away

English > 1 sense of the expression lock away:
VERBcontactlock away, lock in, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock upplace in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
English > lock away: 1 sense > verb 1, contact
Meaningplace in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymslock in, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up
Broaderconfineprevent from leaving or from being removed
Spanishencerrar

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