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English verb: lock up | |||
| 1. | lock up (contact) secure by locking | ||
| Samples | Lock up the house before you go on vacation. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| 2. | lock up (contact) place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape | ||
| Samples | The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend. She locked her jewels in the safe. | ||
| Synonyms | lock, lock away, lock in, put away, shut away, shut up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confine | ||
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