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Meanings of lock away in English

Spanish
encerrar

Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape.

encerrar
Usage of lock away in English
1
The rotten woodwork cracked, and a second onset forced the lock away.
The Unclassed
2
Didn't we lock away women and commit horrific crimes against children?
The Irish Times
3
She swept the lock away with her pinkie and looked around.
Seduced by a highlander
4
Obviously we will lock away valuables, etc, but what is the situation regarding insurance?
The Irish Times
5
It may be time to lock away the credit card.
The Irish Times
6
I lock away the things that do not serve me.
Destroy Me
7
A wise man would lock away his feelings and never let them see light again.
Gingham bride
8
I even had to lock away Messaline and Acton.
The Sword of Shannara
9
She paused, while Miss Payne rose from the table and began to lock away the wine.
A Crooked Path: A Novel
10
She hid it in a suitcase to lock away the darkest 10 months of her life.
Reuters
11
Peat swamps lock away large stores of carbon, but draining them releases the carbon, leaving them prone to fire.
Reuters
12
A hundred years ago it was acceptable to simply turn the key on a door and lock away a criminal.
The Irish Times
13
Liberal Senator James Paterson said he was concerned the review would " lock away" even more of workers' income.
News.com.au
14
Dangerous material was to have been destroyed or locked away years ago.
The panic zone
15
She thought of one specific Essence Mark, locked away with the others.
Arcanum Unbounded
16
Could all that information, already on the Web, really stay locked away?
Wired
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Translations for lock away
Spanish
encerrar
Lock away through the time
Lock away across language varieties
United States of America
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