locks away
Stores under key
To lock away is to secure something in a locked place—a safe, a drawer, a vault: She locked away her jewelry before the trip.
The phrase often carries emotional weight, suggesting deliberate concealment or protection: He locked away those memories and never spoke of them.
Someone locked away is imprisoned or confined: They locked him away for twenty years.
- safeFree from peril
- safe deposit boxRented secure bank compartment
- padlockPortable locking device
- repressHold back forcibly
- vaultSecure storage chamber
conceal · encrypt · bottle up · confine · key · cage · prison · detain · compartmentalize · quarantine · internalize · shut · chest · bolt · door · behind closed doors · bury · seal
locks awayreveals
Makes visible or known
exposes · displays · uncovers · brings to light · shows
locks awayshares
Units of company ownership
gives away · distributes · hands out · dispenses · circulates
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