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View definitions for locks up

locks up

verb as in assure

verb as in put away

verb as in tie up

verb as in cage

verb as in corral

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The United States of America locks up more of its population than any nation in human history.

Each combatant has one, and Truth has the third, which she often locks up for ever in her quiet breast.

Schlssel shut me up as calmly as one locks up his socks in a cupboard, while thinking of something else.

Wuz dey anythin' else you wanted, jedge, 'fore I locks up the back of the house an' lights out?

This last emblem seems to signify that the earth locks up her treasures in the winter season.

The conclusion—as the word itself implies—closes, shuts in, locks up together the various factors stated in the premises.

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On this page you'll find 1296 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lock up, such as: achieve, amass, bring in, buy, collect, and earn.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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