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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How to use lock up in a sentence?

1. Turan Aydogan:

   You lock up whoever criticises.

2. Minal Hasan:

   Today's earnings also bode well for existing investors that are still in their lock up period.

3. Brian Wieser:

   You have a few months right now where you are pretty much well assured that you won't have an audience issue, so it is a good time to lock up talent and make sure the course is corrected.

4. Ime Udoka:

   We talked about their 18-point second quarter and we wanted to have some carryover, we wanted to lock up the paint and make them beat us with jump shots.

5. Avital Norman Nathman:

   While I am 100% pro-breast-feeding and would love for every mom to at least attempt it if it works for them, you can't lock up formula and have people have to request it in a way that's shaming because that's not helping breast-feeding. That's not going to help any mother breast-feed, to make them worry too much if I can't breast-feed, am I going to be shamed into my choice? i think formula should be available and not in a way that you have to sign a waiver that you're aware you're giving your child formula if you need to.