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lock away

lock away verb: to lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.

Verb

lock away (third-person singular simple present locks away, present participle locking away, simple past and past participle locked away)

  1. (transitive) To lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.

Forms of lock away

third-person singular presentlocks away
present participlelocking away
past participlelocked away
pastlocked away

Questions about lock away

What does lock away mean?
Lock away means to lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.
What part of speech is lock away?
Lock away is a verb.
What is the past tense of lock away?
The past tense of lock away is locked away.

Words near lock away in the dictionary

  1. locin
  2. locing
  3. locis
  4. lock
  5. lock and load
  6. lock away
  7. lock convoy
  8. lock convoys
  9. lock down
  10. lock eyes
  11. lock gate

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