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Lock up
Meaning
Verb
●
To
imprison
or
incarcerate
(someone).
●
To
invest
in something long term.
●
To
close
all
doors
and
windows
(of a place) securely.
●
In Computing:
To
cease
responding
; to freeze.
●
In Computing:
To cause (a
program
) to
cease
responding
or to freeze.
●
In Mechanics:
To
stop
moving
; to seize.
To
stop
spinning
due to
excessive
braking
torque.
●
To
lose
one's
forward
momentum
; to freeze.
●
In Motor racing:
To (mistakenly) cause or have one of
one's
wheels
to
lock up
(stop spinning).
●
To
travel
through a
flight
of
locks on
a
waterway
in an
uphill
direction.
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Synonyms
Freeze
Hang
Lock-Up
Imprison
Shut Up
Lock Down
Antonyms
Lock Down
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