lock up

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas mit einem Schloss zu verschließen oder jemanden einzusperren bzw. ins Gefängnis zu stecken.

A phrasal verb meaning to secure something by locking it, or to imprison someone.

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Secure with a lockformal

   To fasten or secure something (like a door, window, or container) with a lock.

   Abschließen

   • Please lock up the house before you leave.
   • He locked up the safe with all the documents inside.
   • She locked up her bicycle to the rack.

   Synonymeboltfastenlatchlockpadlocksecure

   Antonymeunlock

2. Imprisoninformal

   To put someone in a prison or a locked room.

   Einsperren

   • The police locked up the suspect after the arrest.
   • He was locked up for ten years for his crime.
   • They locked up the thief in a cell.

   Synonymecageconfinedetainimprisonincarcerateinternjailput away

   Antonymefreerelease

3. Secure or finalizeinformal

   To make something certain or final, often in a business or competitive context.

   Besiegeln

   • The team locked up the championship with a final win.
   • We need to lock up the deal before the deadline.
   • She locked up the contract with a handshake.

   Synonymecementclinchcloseconcludenail downsealsecure

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