WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| lock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (hold prisoner) | opsluiten, gevangenzetten overg.ww |
| | They locked him up in a cell that was barely large enough to move around in. |
| | The wicked baron locked his wife up in the attic. |
| lock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (sentence to jail) | tot de gevangenis veroordelen woordgr. |
| | | tot een celstraf veroordelen woordgr. |
| | The judge should lock up the murderer and throw the key away! |
| lock [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (object: keep safe) | afsluiten, opbergen overg.ww |
| | The custodian locked up the school at the end of the day to prevent vandals from entering. |
| lock up vtr phrasal sep | (premises: secure) | afsluiten, op slot doen overg.ww |
| | The last person to leave should lock up. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| gevangen zetten overg. uitdr. | (in de gevangenis stoppen) | imprison, incarcerate vtr |
| | | lock up vtr phrasal sep |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
lockup,
lock-up n | UK, informal (storage facility) | opbergbox nw de |
| | | opslagruimte nw de |
lockup,
lock-up n | informal (jail) (slang) | nor, bajes, lik, bak nw de |
| | | gevangenis nw de |