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Synonyms for lock up
lock up
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Princeton's WordNet
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 inlock 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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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#390 | still | |
#3241 | mesh | |
#3411 | lock | |
#3943 | operate | |
#6220 | engage | |
#6644 | silence | |
#7628 | jail | |
#14447 | lag | |
#14874 | toss | |
#16141 | dispose | |
#17665 | discard | |
#19241 | hush | |
#20051 | jug | |
#27779 | remand | |
#30480 | interlock | |
#32886 | fling | |
#61103 | gaol | |
#74223 | imprison | |
#74436 | interlace | |
#155167 | incarcerate | |
#243815 | quieten |
How to use lock up in a sentence?
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.
The lock-up period cleared up uncertainty about what the family would do with Glovis and offered investors a chance to maximize value in the meantime.
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.
This ruling means that the government cannot continue to lock up families without an individualized determination that they pose a danger or flight risk that requires their detention.
I just kind of felt it almost lock up on me and going to the sideline, my two middle fingers kind of went numb, and I could n’t aggressively grip the ball enough to be out there and help my team.
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