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All lock up synonyms

lock up
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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. Navy’s 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.
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