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单词 lock someone up
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to imprison
He's going to be locked up for that.
Synonyms
imprison
He was imprisoned for 18 months on charges of anti-state agitation.
jail
He was jailed for twenty years.
confine
He has been confined to his barracks.
cage
Don't you think it's cruel to cage wild creatures?
detain
He was arrested and detained for questioning.
shut up
incarcerate
The general was incarcerated for life.
send down (informal)
send to prison
put behind bars
See lock

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cage
Definition
to confine in a cage
Don't you think it's cruel to cage wild creatures?
Synonyms
shut up,
confine,
restrain,
imprison,
lock up,
mew,
incarcerate,
fence in,
impound,
coop up,
immure (archaic),
pound
in the sense of confine
Definition
to keep within bounds
He has been confined to his barracks.
Synonyms
imprison,
enclose,
shut up,
intern,
incarcerate,
circumscribe,
hem in,
immure (archaic),
keep,
cage
in the sense of detain
Definition
to force (someone) to stay
He was arrested and detained for questioning.
Synonyms
hold,
arrest,
confine,
restrain,
imprison,
intern,
take prisoner,
take into custody,
hold in custody

Nearby words of
lock someone up

  • loch
  • lock
  • lock someone out
  • lock someone up
  • locker
  • lockup
  • locomotion

Synonyms of 'lock someone up'

lock someone up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of incarcerate
Definition
to confine or imprison
The general was incarcerated for life.
Synonyms
imprison,
confine,
detain,
lock up,
restrict,
restrain,
intern,
send down (British),
impound,
coop up,
throw in jail,
put under lock and key,
immure (archaic),
jail or gaol
in the sense of jail
Definition
to confine in prison
He was jailed for twenty years.
Synonyms
imprison,
confine,
detain,
lock up,
constrain,
put away,
intern,
incarcerate,
send down,
send to prison,
impound,
put under lock and key,
immure
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