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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : lok
Phonetic Transcription : lɒk



Definition of locked up

Origin :
  • "means of fastening," Old English loc "bolt, fastening; barrier, enclosure," from Proto-Germanic *lukan (cf. Old Norse lok "fastening, lock," Gothic usluks "opening," Old High German loh "dungeon," German Loch "opening, hole," Dutch luik "shutter, trapdoor"). "The great diversity of meaning in the Teut. words seems to indicate two or more independent but formally identical substantival formations from the root."
  • The Old English sense "barrier, enclosure" led to the specific meaning "barrier on a river" (c.1300), and the more specific sense "gate and sluice system on a water channel used as a means of raising and lowering boats" (1570s). Wrestling sense is from c.1600. Phrase under lock and key attested from early 14c.
  • As in unavoidable : adj bound to happen
  • As in booked : adj arrested
  • As in captive : adj physically held by force
  • As in confined : adj limited, enclosed
  • As in imprison : verb confine; put in jail
  • As in incarcerate : verb put in jail, confinement
  • As in jail : verb incarcerate
  • As in monopolize : verb dominate, control
  • As in assure : verb make certain
  • As in possess : verb have or obtain
  • As in prohibit : verb make impossible; stop
  • As in put away : verb incarcerate
  • As in restrain : verb keep under control; hold back
  • As in secure : verb obtain
  • As in secure : verb attach, tie up
  • As in store : verb collect and put aside
  • As in tie/tie up : verb hamper, hinder
  • As in bind : verb obligate; restrict
  • As in tie up : verb hamper
  • As in cage : verb hold in enclosure
  • As in acquire : verb obtain or receive
  • As in immobilize : verb tie
  • As in mew : verb enclose
  • As in stash : verb hide
  • As in coop : verb confine
  • As in corral : verb enclose
  • As in affirm : verb declare the truth of something
  • As in enclose : verb put inside, surround
  • As in ensure : verb guarantee; make secure
  • As in forbid : verb outlaw, prohibit an action
  • As in get : verb come into possession of; achieve
  • As in have : verb be in possession
  • As in hide : verb conceal; remain unseen
  • As in hold : verb have in one's hands, possession; grasp
Example sentences :
  • He thought: She will have to look after the shop while they keep me locked up.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • It would not do for her to break down while he was locked up?
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • He locked himself up as carefully as he locked up the Marshalsea debtors.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Consequently, he borrowed it all, and locked up the cellar for good.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • It was about midnight when poor Van Baerle was locked up in the prison of the Buytenhof.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • He'd have come this morning, as usual, fast enough, only she locked up his clothes.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • He got locked up in the cloisters last night with old Ketch and the bishop.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • The day's work was over, and the factories were all locked up for the night.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • He pointed direct at the press in which the clothes had just been locked up.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • When one had a beast of a girl like that one should keep her locked up.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

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