verb
Meaning 1
To isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
shut away
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verb
Meaning 2
To isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.
Especially, to imprison (someone).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The judge shut me away in prison for five years.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lock up, send away
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
- She locked her jewels in the safe
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, lock up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: confine
History
Etymology
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