lock up

lock up

Verb

1. to imprison

2. to secure a building by locking all the doors and windows

Noun

lockup

1. a jail

2. Brit a garage or store separate from the main premises

3. Brit a small shop with no attached quarters for the owner

Adjective

lock-up

Brit & NZ (of premises) without living quarters: a lock-up garage

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	lock up - secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
	2.	lock up - 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" lock away, put away, shut away, shut up, lock in, lock confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed