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LOCK UP Synonyms

There are 6 synonyms of the phrase lock up. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the phrase lock up. (close relations)
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lock
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

• a strand or cluster of hair

• a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun

• enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it

• a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key

• any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

verb

• fasten with a lock

• keep engaged

• become rigid or immoveable

• hold in a locking position

• become engaged or intermeshed with one another

• hold fast (in a certain state)

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• pass by means through a lock in a waterway

• build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

lock away
verbv
verb

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

lock in
verbv
verb

• close with or as if with a tight seal

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

put away
verbv
verb

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• throw or cast away

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• stop using

• kill gently, as with an injection

• eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food

• turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily

shut away
verbv
verb

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

shut up
verbv
adjective satellite

• closely confined

verb

• refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• cause to be quiet or not talk

Best Hypernyms For LOCK UP

Here is a list of related hypernyms for lock up, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
confine arrest constrain detain fasten fix hold imprison incarcerate restrain secure

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