lock up
- acquire v.
- affirm v.
- assure v.
- bind v.
- cage v.
- coop v.
- corral v.
- enclose v.
- ensure v.
- forbid v.
- get v.
- have v.
- hide v.
- hold v.
- immobilize v.
- imprison v.
- incarcerate v.
- jail v.
- mew v.
- monopolize v.
- possess v.
- prohibit v.
- put away v.
- restrain v.
- secure v.
- secure v.
- stash v.
- store v.
- tie/tie up v.
- tie up v.
- lockup n.
Example Sentences
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“We don’t know how long we’re going to stay here, so we didn’t want to lock up money in a house,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
In addition, owning a home would lock up their money for the long term, making it difficult for them to move for work or to care for aging family members.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
"You've got three corners where you're turning and braking, and if you lock up, the wall is right in front of you, which is very reminiscent of the corner in Baku - Turn 15."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The increase reflects new agreements with cloud-computing providers as OpenAI races to lock up the enormous amounts of computing capacity it needs to develop and run its AI models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Yes,” Grandpa said, nodding his head, “that’s a promise. Now, you’d better be on your way. I have to lock up the store and get my chores done.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
