ALL meanings of lock up
lock up
L l - transitivephrasal verb lock up imprison 1
- transitivephrasal verb lock up sentence to jail 1
- transitivephrasal verb lock up object: keep safe 1
- intransitivephrasal verb lock up premises: secure 1
- 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a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc. 1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
- noun lock up complete and unchallenged control; an unbreakable hold: The congresswoman has a lock on the senatorial nomination. 1
- noun lock up Slang. someone or something certain of success; sure thing: He's a lock to win the championship. 1
- noun lock up Wrestling. any of various holds, especially a hold secured on the arm, leg, or head: leg lock. 1
- noun lock up Horology. (in an escapement) the overlap between a tooth of an escape wheel and the surface of the pallet locking it. 1
- noun lock up Metalworking. a projection or recession in the mating face of a forging die. 1
- verb with object lock up to fasten or secure (a door, window, building, etc.) by the operation of a lock or locks. 1
- verb with object lock up to shut in a place fastened by a lock or locks, as for security or restraint. 1
- verb with object lock up to make fast or immovable by or as if by a lock: He locked the steering wheel on his car. 1
- verb with object lock up to make fast or immovable, as by engaging parts: to lock the wheels of a wagon. 1
- verb with object lock up to join or unite firmly by interlinking or intertwining: to lock arms. 1
- verb with object lock up to hold fast in an embrace: She was locked in his arms. 1
- verb with object lock up to move (a ship) by means of a lock or locks, as in a canal (often followed by through, in, out, down, or up). 1
- verb with object lock up to furnish with locks, as a canal. 1
- verb without object lock up to become locked: This door locks with a key. 1
- verb without object lock up to become fastened, fixed, or interlocked: gears that lock into place. 1
- verb without object lock up to go or pass by means of a lock or locks, as a vessel. 1
- verb without object lock up to construct locks in waterways. 1
- idioms lock up lock horns, to come into conflict; clash: to lock horns with a political opponent. 1
- idioms lock up lock, stock, and barrel, completely; entirely; including every part, item, or facet, no matter how small or insignificant: We bought the whole business, lock, stock, and barrel. 1
- idioms lock up under lock and key, securely locked up: The documents were under lock and key. 1
- phrasal verb lock up If you lock something up in a place or container, you put or hide it there and fasten the lock. 0
- phrasal verb lock up To lock someone up means to put them in prison or a secure psychiatric hospital. 0
- phrasal verb lock up When you lock up a building or car or lock up, you make sure that all the doors and windows are locked so that nobody can get in. 0
- countable noun lock up A lock-up is the same as a jail. 0
- countable noun lock up A lock-up is a garage that is used by someone, but is not next to their house. 0
- countable noun lock up Lock-up is also an adjective. 0
- verb lock up to imprison or confine 0
- verb lock up to lock or secure the doors, windows, etc, of (a building) 0
- verb lock up to keep or store securely 0
- verb lock up to invest (funds) so that conversion into cash is difficult 0
- verb lock up to secure (type, etc) in a chase or in the bed of the printing machine by tightening the quoins 0
- noun lock up the action or time of locking up 0
- noun lock up a jail or block of cells 0
- noun lock up a small shop with no attached quarters for the owner or shopkeeper 0
- noun lock up a garage or storage place separate from the main premises 0
- noun lock up an investment that is intended to be held for a relatively long period 0
- noun lock up the pages of type held in a chase by the positioning of quoins 0
- adjective lock up (of premises) without living accommodation 0
- noun lock up a garage that is not attached to the user's house 0
- adjective lock up capable of being locked, for security 0