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- [lok uhp]
- /lɒk ʌp/
- /lɒk ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lok uhp]
- /lɒk ʌp/
Definitions of lock up words
- noun lock up a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc. 1
- noun lock up a contrivance for fastening or securing something. 1
- noun lock up the mechanism that explodes the charge; gunlock. safety (def 4). 1
- noun lock up any device or part for stopping temporarily the motion of a mechanism. 1
- noun lock up an enclosed chamber in a canal, dam, etc., with gates at each end, for raising or lowering vessels from one level to another by admitting or releasing water. 1
- noun lock up an air lock or decompression chamber. 1
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Origin of lock up
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English loc fastening, bar; cognate with Middle Low German lok, Old High German loh, Old Norse lok a cover, lid, Gothic -luk in usluk opening; akin to Old English lūcan to shut
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Parts of speech for Lock up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lock up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lock up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lock up
verb lock up
- amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- earn — to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living.
- buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
noun lock up
- pound — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- birdcage — A birdcage is a cage in which birds are kept.
- lock-up — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
Antonyms for lock up
verb lock up
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- release — to lease again.
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