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lock up

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verb

  • To imprison or incarcerate someone
  • To invest in something long term
  • To close all doors and windows of a place securely
  • To cease responding, to freeze
  • To stop moving, to seize
  • To lose one's forward momentum, to freeze.
  • To (mistakenly) cause or have one of one's tyres or tires to lock up (stop spinning).
Synonyms:freezehang

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