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[ verb ] secure by locking
Examples "lock up the house before you go on vacation" Used in print (Genevieve Holden, Deadlier Than the Male....)`` Come_on , let 's hurry down before they lock_up for the day '' . He thought it must be some damn janitor or cleaning_woman puttering_around , figuring that Hirey had gone off and forgotten to turn_off everything and lock_up . |
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[ verb ] place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
Examples "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend" "She locked her jewels in the safe" Used in print (The Detroit News...)The jury , which was locked_up in a motel overnight , was canvassed at the request of Walker after the verdict was announced . |
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