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Noun lock up has 2 senses

lockup - jail in a local police station
--₁ is a kind of jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer
locking, lockup - the act of locking something up to protect it
--₂ is a kind of protection

Derived forms: verb lock up₂, verb lock up₁

Verb lock up has 2 senses

lock up - secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"
--₁ is one way to fasten, fix, secure

Derived form: noun lockup₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up - place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
--₂ is one way to confine

Derived form: noun lockup₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP