pen_up (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *pen up*:
VERB	contact	pen up, fold	confine in a fold, like sheep

English > *pen up*: 1 sense > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Confine in a fold, like sheep.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Model	They want to pen up the prisoners
Synonym	fold
Broader	restrain, confine, hold, constrain	To close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement
Spanish	apriscar

HyperDic: pen_up