as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
if they catch you, they're going to lock you up and throw away the key!
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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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Recent Examples of lock (up)
Stewart Southey, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Trump Media continued to slide ahead of the expiration of lockup agreements that had barred Trump and other company insiders from selling their shares.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The agency’s desire to expand its immigration lockups predates Trump’s election.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Adams has voiced concerns about that plan, saying the current population on Rikers is too large to be accommodated in the new jails and that there should be a large emphasis on mental health resources at the new lockups under construction.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
While locking tokens can incentivize holding and stability, too much lockup can lead to illiquid markets, especially during periods of stress.
—Stewart Southey, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Trump Media continued to slide ahead of the expiration of lockup agreements that had barred Trump and other company insiders from selling their shares.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The agency’s desire to expand its immigration lockups predates Trump’s election.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Adams has voiced concerns about that plan, saying the current population on Rikers is too large to be accommodated in the new jails and that there should be a large emphasis on mental health resources at the new lockups under construction.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock (up)
Verb
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The president-elect said on Meet the Press recently that Cheney and Thompson should be jailed.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2025
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The spate of preemptive pardons came hours before President-elect Donald Trump — who has called for some of his political foes to be jailed — takes office.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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People was sentenced to 111 years in prison for robbing banks in Indiana, and had already served more than two decades in prison.—
Luke Garrett,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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An Indiana woman was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for the death of her 10-year-old son nearly a year ago.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The decision marks another significant setback for Khan, who has been imprisoned since 2023.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Zuckerberg — who Trump once threatened to imprison for life — has reset Meta by scrapping social media fact-checkers and restrictions ondenigrating LGBTQ people, immigrants, and women.—
Jess Weatherbed,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ultimately, Hazzard was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to perform hard labor at a state penitentiary in Walla Walla, Wash.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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Kingstown follows the powerful family in a fictional Michigan town: Kingstown, Michigan, a city whose main industry is nine penitentiaries.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Lock (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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