lock up

• Verbe à particule signifiant enfermer quelque chose à clé ou mettre quelqu'un en prison.

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

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Secure with a lockformal

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

   verrouiller

   • 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.

   Synonymesboltfastenlatchlockpadlocksecure

   Antonymesunlock

2. Imprisoninformal

   To put someone in a prison or a locked room.

   Emprisonner

   • 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.

   Synonymescageconfinedetainimprisonincarcerateinternjailput away

   Antonymesfreerelease

3. Secure or finalizeinformal

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

   Verrouiller (au sens de finaliser)

   • 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.

   Synonymescementclinchcloseconcludenail downsealsecure

Verbe de baselock