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put a lock on
verb as in hold
Strong matches
verb as in prohibit
Strongest matches
Example Sentences
Local supporters put a lock on the gate so neighbours believe the house is unoccupied, said other inmates.
It’s good that your father understands the problem enough to put a lock on your room, but he also needs to talk to your stepmother.
So he's not allowed to possess or even be in the immediate vicinity of the stuff he was keeping in his office, or in the Mar-a-Lago storeroom that was not adequately secured until the DOJ demanded in June that he put a lock on the door.
"We thought it would be quite nice to put a lock on, just symbolic really."
“The old senator is out of their office there. I mean, they actually literally put a lock on the door so their staff can’t go in.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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