lock up Synonyms
lock up Meaning
lock up (v)
secure by locking
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
lock up Sentence Examples
- The warden ordered the guards to lock up the inmates after the riot.
- The landlord threatened to lock up the tenant if the rent wasn't paid.
- The clerk locked up the store at the end of the day.
- The police locked up the suspect in the interrogation room.
- The driver locked up the car after parking it.
- The mother locked up the medicine cabinet to keep her children safe.
- The owner locked up the warehouse to prevent theft.
- The janitor locked up the school at night.
- The security guard locked up the gate at the end of his shift.
- The bank employees locked up the vault after closing time.
FAQs About the word lock up
secure by locking, place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
jail, imprison, incarcerate, arrest, commit, detain, restrain,intern, confine, apprehend
release, liberate, discharge, free, discharge,liberate, release, free, emancipate,manumit
The warden ordered the guards to lock up the inmates after the riot.
The landlord threatened to lock up the tenant if the rent wasn't paid.
The clerk locked up the store at the end of the day.
The police locked up the suspect in the interrogation room.
