Synonyms of locks (up)

locks (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of lock (up)

as in imprisons

to put in or as if in prison

if they catch you, they're going to lock you up and throw away the key!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imprisons
• interns
• jails
• confines
• incarcerates
• immures
• arrests
• commits
• detains
• restrains
• catches
• captures
• limits
• shuts
• gates
• jugs
• restricts
• constrains
• picks up
• apprehends
• bars
• binds
• seizes
• pinches
• impresses
• enchains
• keeps
• holds
• impounds
• busts
• shackles
• nabs
• fetters
• handcuffs
• shanghais
• trammels
• manacles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberates
• discharges
• releases
• frees
• enfranchises
• unbinds
• emancipates
• manumits
• unchains
• unfetters
• uncages