lock (up) (Meaning)
lock (up)
the tactic of arranging with a friendly party an option to buy a valuable portion of one's corporate assets in order to discourage a takeover by another party, an act of locking, a cell or group of cells (as in a courthouse) or jail where persons are held prior to a court hearing compare house of correction, house of detention, jail, penitentiary, prison, jail, a local jail where persons are detained prior to court hearing, prison sense 2, jail
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lock (up) Sentence Examples
- The police locked up the suspect in a maximum-security facility.
- She locked up the house before leaving for work, ensuring all windows and doors were secure.
- The museum's most prized artifacts were locked up in an impenetrable vault.
- The child accidentally locked herself up in the bathroom, causing a minor panic.
- The zookeepers locked up the animals for the night to prevent escapes.
- The bike rack was locked up securely, deterring potential thieves.
- The store closed early and locked up, leaving the streets deserted at night.
- The librarian locked up the books for the evening, ensuring they remained safe and organized.
- The prison warden ordered the guards to lock up all maximum-security inmates.
- The firefighters locked up the burning building after extinguishing the flames, preventing further damage.
FAQs About the word lock (up)
the tactic of arranging with a friendly party an option to buy a valuable portion of one's corporate assets in order to discourage a takeover by another party,
imprison,jail, confine, incarcerate, commit,intern, arrest, detain, restrain, restrict
release, free, discharge,liberate, emancipate, unbind,manumit, enfranchise, unfetter, uncage
The police locked up the suspect in a maximum-security facility.
She locked up the house before leaving for work, ensuring all windows and doors were secure.
The museum's most prized artifacts were locked up in an impenetrable vault.
The child accidentally locked herself up in the bathroom, causing a minor panic.
