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But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when we lock up our lives for wealth, the gold key comes too late.
Will Carleton

Meaning of "lock up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOCK UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOCK UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lock up is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lock up in English.

WHAT DOES LOCK UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lock up in the English dictionary

The first definition of lock up in the dictionary is Also: lock in, lock away to imprison or confine. Other definition of lock up is to lock or secure the doors, windows, etc, of. Lock up is also to keep or store securely.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LOCK UP

PRESENT

Present
I lock up
you lock up
he/she/it locks up
we lock up
you lock up
they lock up
Present continuous
I am locking up
you are locking up
he/she/it is locking up
we are locking up
you are locking up
they are locking up
Present perfect
I have locked up
you have locked up
he/she/it has locked up
we have locked up
you have locked up
they have locked up
Present perfect continuous
I have been locking up
you have been locking up
he/she/it has been locking up
we have been locking up
you have been locking up
they have been locking up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I locked up
you locked up
he/she/it locked up
we locked up
you locked up
they locked up
Past continuous
I was locking up
you were locking up
he/she/it was locking up
we were locking up
you were locking up
they were locking up
Past perfect
I had locked up
you had locked up
he/she/it had locked up
we had locked up
you had locked up
they had locked up
Past perfect continuous
I had been locking up
you had been locking up
he/she/it had been locking up
we had been locking up
you had been locking up
they had been locking up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will lock up
you will lock up
he/she/it will lock up
we will lock up
you will lock up
they will lock up
Future continuous
I will be locking up
you will be locking up
he/she/it will be locking up
we will be locking up
you will be locking up
they will be locking up
Future perfect
I will have locked up
you will have locked up
he/she/it will have locked up
we will have locked up
you will have locked up
they will have locked up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been locking up
you will have been locking up
he/she/it will have been locking up
we will have been locking up
you will have been locking up
they will have been locking up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would lock up
you would lock up
he/she/it would lock up
we would lock up
you would lock up
they would lock up
Conditional continuous
I would be locking up
you would be locking up
he/she/it would be locking up
we would be locking up
you would be locking up
they would be locking up
Conditional perfect
I would have lock up
you would have lock up
he/she/it would have lock up
we would have lock up
you would have lock up
they would have lock up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been locking up
you would have been locking up
he/she/it would have been locking up
we would have been locking up
you would have been locking up
they would have been locking up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lock up
we let´s lock up
you lock up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lock up
Past participle
locked up
Present Participle
locking up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOCK UP

lock
lock forward
lock gate
lock horns
lock keeper
lock on to
lock out
lock stitch
lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
lock-in
lock-up
lock, stock, and barrel
lockable
lockage
lockbox
lockdown
Locke
locked
locked in
locked-in syndrome

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOCK UP

back up
break up
buck up
clock up
crack up
dead from the neck up
fuck up
jack up
kick up
knock up
look up
muck up
pack up
pluck up
put someone´s back up
rack up
rock up
shack up
speak up
work up

Synonyms and antonyms of lock up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lock up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOCK UP

Find out the translation of lock up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lock up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lock up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

锁定
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encerrar
570 millions of speakers

English

lock up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حبس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

запереть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lock up
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enfermer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mengunci
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abschließen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

閉じ込める
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

ngunci
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉक अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kilitlemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lock-up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zamknąć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

замкнути
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bloca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lock up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toesluit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

låsa upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

låse opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lock up

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCK UP»

The term «lock up» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.006 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCK UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lock up

EXAMPLES

4 QUOTES WITH «LOCK UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lock up.
1
Matt Cameron
Ben was more improvisational, and relied less on methodology, and basically is a guitarist who switched to bass, whereas Jeff has a more traditional approach to playing bass in a band, and has a great sense of what his band sounds like, and we lock up nicely.
2
Will Carleton
But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when we lock up our lives for wealth, the gold key comes too late.
3
Jason Mewes
And then after a while he got me a job at the video store next door. I used to lock up the store and go next door and hang out all the time and watch movies and stuff.
4
Don Sherwood
We have a certain group of people in this country that seem to want to lock up our national treasures, our national parks, and cherished places and keep the public from enjoying them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOCK UP»

Discover the use of lock up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lock up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Alternative Investments
Feri Institutional Advisors GmbH Bad Homburg, Germany A lock-up period is the minimum investment holding period required by hedge funds. During the lock-up period, the investors cannot take money out of the fund. The hedge fund ...
Greg N. Gregoriou, 2008
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An Introduction to Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, and ...
Hedge funds have historically limited their participation in illiquid investments, preferring to match their investment horizon to the typically 1-year lock-up periods that their investors agree to. However, many hedge funds have increasingly ...
David Stowell, 2010
3
Lock Up with Faith
Sinning in any way get you lock up. it's a way that Jesus christ used to teach us of are evil sins by putting us in jail or prison. or it's a way to protect us from hurting are self's or hurting somebody else. What is jail? if you found God in jail like most  ...
Ramsey B. Guzman, 2011
4
The UK Trader&'s Bible
When a company lists one of its subsidiaries on the market, but retains a large interest (such as GUS did when it sold its stake in Burberry), it is common for there to be a lock-up arrangement over the remaining stake in an attempt to reassure ...
Dominic Connolly, 2010
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na
Lock-up clauses. Contractual lock-up clauses can delay an investor's exit from the firm. For example, a hedge fund or a private equity fund could ask investors to agree to a lock-up according to which they must keep their money in the fund for  ...
6
Muslim Brothers in Lock-up, USA
Faheem Majeed. MUSLIM BROTHERS IN LOCK-UP, U.S.A. By Faheem Majeed TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 4 1. Transition 13 2. Cell-blocks, 2.
Faheem Majeed, 2006
7
Dictionary of Financial Terms
Lock-up period A lock-up period is the time during which you cannot sell an investment that you own. You are most likely to encounter a lock-up period if you acquire shares in an initial public offering (IPO) because you had a private equity  ...
Virginia B. Morris, Kenneth M. Morris, 2007
8
Leveraged Management Buyouts: Causes and Consequences
The purpose of a lock-up is to provide only an advantage, not the certainty of success. Lock-ups can take two general forms: the stock lock-up and the asset lock-up. The stock lock-up involves the purchase, or the granting of an option to ...
Yakov Amihud, 2002
9
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
66 Aben stwyth County Gaol and Lock-up House 69 Aberayron County Lock-up House 70 Cornwall : Bodmin County Gaol and House of Correction 1 Bodmin Borough Lock-up House 9 Launceston Town Prison ........... 1 0 Falmouth Borough ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1849
10
Highway Engineering: Pavements, Materials and Control of Quality
On 3 August 2009, the SC imposed a standard lock-up provision of the entire shareholdings for the 6-month period on all affected companies, including the IPCs and ACE companies. The terms of gradual disposal after the 6-month period ...
Athanassios Nikolaides, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOCK UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lock up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police: Lock up your 4-wheelers - WALB.com, South Georgia News …
Dougherty County police say you should lock up ATV's in a garage or shed if possible. If not use a chain or other locking method and never leave the key in the ... «WALB-TV, Jul 15»
2
Why these companies lock up customers, how to visit Cuba …
Why these companies lock up customers, how to visit Cuba. By Priya Anand. Published: July 20, 2015 6:06 p.m. ET. Share. By ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
Steelers Lock Up Cam Heyward to 6-Year, $59.25M Deal - Yibada
NFL News & Rumors: Steelers Lock Up Cam Heyward to 6-Year, $59.25M Deal. Cesar Tordesillas | Jul 20, 2015 04:06 AM EDT. Cam Heyward (Photo ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
4
Parents encouraged to lock up guns to prevent another tragedy …
There have been several shootings this year across the area -- where children or teenagers get their hands on a dangerous weapon. We spoke ... «KTBS, Jul 15»
5
Armed robbers hit Royal Palm theater, lock up manager, can't find safe
Two masked men attempted to rob the Regal Cinemas movie theaters early Sunday morning, managing to lock the manager in a janitor's closet ... «MyPalmBeachPost, Jul 15»
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Penguins notebook: Loney looking to lock up spot on roster …
Penguins notebook: Loney looking to lock up spot on roster. July 19, 2015 12:00 AM. 20150718bwPensSports02-1 Ty Loney had a big day Saturday, and could ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
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Dbacks lock up top pick Swanson shortly before deadline
Moments before this afternoon's deadline for draft picks to sign the Diamondbacks agreed to terms with No. 1 overall pick Dansby Swanson, with the Vanderbilt ... «KVOA Tucson News, Jul 15»
8
Huskers lock up two recruits from near, far
LINCOLN — One of the two commits Nebraska received Thursday for its 2016 recruiting class lives close enough for an easy drive home, and it ... «Kearney Hub, Jul 15»
9
NDC group threatens to lock up DCE's
A group calling itself sympathizers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has threatened to lock up the office of the District Chief ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
10
Clifton Police: Lock up your cars
CLIFTON — At least 16 vehicles parked on City streets were reported burglarized within the last week, according to police reports. While some ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»

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