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• lock away — verb place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend She locked her jewels in the safe • Syn: ↑lock in, ↑lock, ↑put away, ↑shut up, ↑shut away, ↑lock up …   Useful english dictionary

• lock — lock1 W3S2 [lɔk US la:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fasten something)¦ 2¦(keep in a safe place)¦ 3¦(fixed position)¦ 4¦(fixed situation)¦ 5 be locked in battle/combat/dispute etc 6 lock arms 7 lock horns (with somebody) Phrasal verbs 　lock… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lock up — verb 1. secure by locking (Freq. 3) lock up the house before you go on vacation • Derivationally related forms: ↑lockup • Hypernyms: ↑fasten, ↑fix, ↑secure • …   Useful english dictionary

• lock in — verb 1. close with or as if with a tight seal (Freq. 1) This vacuum pack locks in the flavor! • Syn: ↑seal in • Hypernyms: ↑confine • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

• lock — Used in the context of general equities. Make a market both ways ( bid and offer) either on the bid, offering, or an in between price only. Locking on the offering occurs to attract a seller, since the trader is willing to pay (and ask) the… …   Financial and business terms

• lock — 1 verb 1 FASTEN SOMETHING (I, T) to fasten something with a lock or be fastened with a lock: Did you lock the car? I can t get the door to lock. 2 PUT STH IN A SAFE PLACE (transitive always + adv/prep) to put something in a safe place and lock… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• shut away — verb place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend She locked her jewels in the safe • Syn: ↑lock in, ↑lock away, ↑lock, ↑put away, ↑shut up, ↑lock up …   Useful english dictionary

• put away — verb 1. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape (Freq. 2) The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend She locked her jewels in the safe • Syn: ↑lock in, ↑lock away, ↑lock, ↑shut up, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• shut up — I verb 1. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent (Freq. 6) The children shut up when their father approached • Syn: ↑close up, ↑clam up, ↑dummy up, ↑belt up, ↑button up …   Useful english dictionary

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