locked up

Definitions

Confined in a prison or other secure facility.

Secured or fastened with a lock.

Unable to move or function due to a mechanical jam or obstruction.

Examples

The criminal was locked up for ten years after the trial.

I accidentally locked up my keys inside the car this morning.

Synonyms

imprisoned incarcerated confined jailed detained interned caged

Antonyms

freed released liberated unconfined discharged unlocked let go