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LOCK SOMETHING AWAY definition: 1. to put something in a safe place and lock the door in order that someone else cannot get it: 2…. Learn more.
- Znaczenie Lock Something Away, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
lock something away definicja: 1. to put something in a safe...
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LOCK SOMETHING AWAY meaning: 1. to put something in a safe...
- Znaczenie Lock Something Away, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
Feb 6, 2016 · 1. : to put (something) in a locked container, place, etc. The jewelry was locked away in a cabinet. 2. : to put (someone) in a locked place (such as a prison) for a long period of time. lock away a criminal. The state locked their sister away in a psychiatric hospital. 3. : to keep (oneself) alone in a room or place for a long period of time.
If you lock something away in a place or container, you put or hide it there and fasten the lock. She meticulously cleaned the gun and locked it away in its case. [ VERB noun PARTICLE ]
v. 1. To put something in a locked space or container, especially for safekeeping: Fortunately, we had locked away most of our valuables before the burglary. I always lock my jewelry away in a safe. 2. To put someone in confinement, especially prison; incarcerate someone: After I threatened to jump off a building, they locked me away in the asylum.
to put something in a safe place that can be locked. All the valuables were safely locked away. to put money into an investment that you cannot easily turn into cash. Their capital is all locked up in property. See lock away in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
lock away. If you lock something away in a place or container, you put or hide it there and fasten the lock. She meticulously cleaned the gun and locked it away in its case. To lock someone away means to put them in prison or a secure psychiatric hospital.
verb. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape. synonyms: lock, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up. see more.
