Synonyms for lock up
lock up

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1. lock upverb

   secure by locking

   "lock up the house before you go on vacation"

   Synonyms:
   shut up, lock away, lock, put away, shut away, lock in

2. lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock upverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, toss out, lag, discard, seal in, put to sleep, immure, jug, tuck away, jail, toss away, button up, interlace, lock, hush up, cast away, remand, still, shut up, cast aside, put behind bars, close up, dispose, clam up, imprison, put aside, shut away, belt up, cast out, chuck out, toss, throw away, be quiet, mesh, quieten, gaol, fling, dummy up, silence, lock in, keep mum, lock away, operate, tuck in, hush, interlock, put away, engage, incarcerate

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1. lock up

   Synonyms:
   clasp, fasten, lock, close fast

2. lock up

   Synonyms:
   confine, shut up

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1. Drake Ross:

   I kind of likened it to a hangnail, you know, you’ve got this piece hanging there, and if it gets caught in the knee joint, it’s going to hurt real bad. It could lock up or it could pull away at the good tissue.

2. Richard Donnell:

   If you lock up the vast majority of the population for months, they [ rapidly reassess ] what they want from their homes.

3. Steven Leung:

   It is because of the lock up period which give investors confidence of a stable stock price during the period, and that support the shares from advancing despite the discount, its a vote of confidence to the prospect of 5G and related companies.

4. Benjamin Lessing:

   As Benjamin Lessing start to lock up more and more people, Benjamin Lessing're really giving fuel to the fire. Benjamin Lessing're putting more people in the hands of these prison gangs, giving them more power to recruit.

5. Commissioner William Beach:

   Implementation of the changes to the Department's lock-up will now occur no sooner than March 9, 2020.