lock up
/ˌlɒk ˈʌp/ verb- To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
- To put (something) away in a locked location for safekeeping; (occasionally, chiefly humorously) to sequester (a person) in a similar way. · Please lock up all valuables in the safe before leaving.· Angus is back in town! Better lock up your daughters, your wife, and your sheep!
- To close (and often lock) all doors and windows (of a place) securely.
- To lock (a door, window, etc.). · That door still needs to be locked up.
- To cease responding. · When I press this button, the program locks up.
- To cause (a program) to cease responding or to freeze. · If your password contains a particular string of letters, entering it can lock up the login form.
- To stop moving; to seize.
- To stop spinning due to excessive braking torque.
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