English Synonym Finder

lock up

Definitions

To secure a building or container by fastening all locks.

To imprison someone in a jail or other secure facility.

To become jammed or unable to move, as with a mechanical part.

Examples

Please remember to lock up the office before you leave for the day.

The police had to lock up the suspect after he was caught stealing.

Synonyms

imprison incarcerate jail confine detain cage intern

Antonyms

release free liberate discharge acquit unshackle emancipate