Allow and Lock up

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Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.

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Lock up is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Lock up verb - To put in or as if in prison.

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Allow is an antonym for lock up in topics: tie, confine, grasp, hold back, stop.

On a tightly-fitted revolver, carbon buildup on the cylinder face can cause the action to lock up (necessitating vigilant cleaning), and poor ammunition can allow bullets to slip forward in the chambers, jamming the revolver known as a bullet jumping or breaking crimp.

Source: Analysis / Revolvers Are Just Better

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