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All lock up synonyms

lock up
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verb lock up

  • hamper β€” to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
  • outlaw β€” a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
  • achieve β€” If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
  • confine β€” To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
  • confinement β€” Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave.
  • obligate β€” to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
  • surround β€” to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
  • ban β€” To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
  • block β€” A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
  • conceal β€” If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • pull β€” pull media
  • receive β€” to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
  • make β€” to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • draw β€” to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
  • bring β€” If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you.
  • score β€” the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
  • obtain β€” to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
  • realize β€” to grasp or understand clearly.
  • bear β€” If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
  • accept β€” If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
  • admit β€” If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
  • own β€” of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
  • carry β€” If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
  • retain β€” to keep possession of.
  • possess β€” to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
  • hold β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • plant β€” any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
  • shield β€” a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
  • hole up β€” an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
  • camouflage β€” Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
  • shelter β€” something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
  • mask β€” a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
  • stash β€” to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed by away): The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.
  • disguise β€” to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
  • suppress β€” to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
  • obscure β€” (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
  • bury β€” To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
  • smuggle β€” to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
  • tuck away β€” to put into a small, close, or concealing place: Tuck the money into your wallet.
  • seize β€” to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
  • arrest β€” If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
  • amass β€” If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
  • earn β€” to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living.
  • buy β€” If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
  • get β€” to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • win β€” to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
  • pick up β€” to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • bring in β€” When a government or organization brings in a new law or system, they introduce it.
  • gain β€” to make a gain or gains in.
  • have β€” Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
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