All lock up synonyms
lock up
L l verb lock up
- grab β to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- nab β to arrest or capture.
- corral β In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
- closet β A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things.
- hustle β to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
- stockade β Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
- curb β If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
- occlude β to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- slough β the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- railroad β a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail.
- book β A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.
- attest β To attest something or attest to something means to say, show, or prove that it is true.
- predicate β to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- can β You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.
- avow β If you avow something, you admit it or declare it.
- prison β a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- avouch β to vouch for; guarantee
- certify β If someone in an official position certifies something, they officially state that it is true.
- pronounce β to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- use β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- vouch β to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed by for): Her record in office vouches for her integrity.
- consume β If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
- ice β the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- devour β If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
- testify β to bear witness; give or afford evidence.
- patent β the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- state β the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
- manage β to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- swear β to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- syndicate β a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- asseverate β to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
- cinch β If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
- aver β If you aver that something is the case, you say very firmly that it is true.
- copyright β If someone has copyright on a piece of writing or music, it is illegal to reproduce or perform it without their permission.
- clinch β If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
- okay β to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
- witness β to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.
- control β Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- dominate β to rule over; govern; control.
- complete β You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- kill β to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- lock β a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- seal β a member of the U.S. Navyβs special operations forces.
- cork β Cork is a soft, light substance which forms the bark of a type of Mediterranean tree.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- force β physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- compel β If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.