verb
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
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The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
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She locked her jewels in the safe
• Hypernyms: ↑confine
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Somebody ——s somebody PP
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Somebody ——s something PP
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lock away [phrasal verb]
1 lock (something) away or lock away (something) : to put (something) in a locked container, place, etc.
The jewelry was locked away [=locked up] in a cabinet.
2 lock (someone) away or lock away (someone) : to put (someone) in a locked place (such as a prison) for a long period of time
lock away [=lock up] a criminal
3 lock (yourself) away : to stay in a room or place by yourself for a long period of time
He locked himself away in his room while he studied. = He was locked away in his room while he studied.
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Main Entry: ↑lock
Useful english dictionary. 2012.