| VERB | contact | lock up | secure by locking |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | lock up, lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away | place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape |
| Meaning | Secure by locking. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "lock up the house before you go on vacation" | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| See also | lock | fasten with a lock |
| Spanish | cerrar | |
| Nouns | lockup | the act of locking something up to protect it |
| Meaning | place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away | |
| Broader | confine | prevent from leaving or from being removed |
| See also | lock | fasten with a lock |
| Spanish | encerrar | |
| Nouns | lockup | the act of locking something up to protect it |
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