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Lock up   /lɑk əp/   Listen
Lock up

verb
1.
Secure by locking.
2.
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.  "She locked her jewels in the safe"






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"Lock up" Quotes from Famous Books



... mind to lock up," remarked Dan, as he reached the dooryard. "I don't like this idea ...
— For the Liberty of Texas • Edward Stratemeyer

... you everywhere," said Miss Patty. "Mamma said that you were not riding with the others, so I knew that you must be somewhere about. I think I shall lock up my Tennyson, if it takes you so much out of our society. Won't you come up Brankham Law with ...
— The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green • Cuthbert Bede

... see why not," replied Mr. Horton, smiling. "All through, Olive? Sure you and Harriet can lock up ...
— Sunny Boy in the Big City • Ramy Allison White

... himself, remained with a fixed and stern countenance, gazing on the ground. Lady Mar durst not breathe for fear of disturbing the horrid stillness which seemed to lock up his grief ...
— The Scottish Chiefs • Miss Jane Porter

... lift bar, Loose, oh, bolt and chain! Open the door and let him in, And then lock up again. ...
— The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar • Paul Laurence Dunbar


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