Lock up and Release

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

Usage example: if they catch you, they're going to lock you up and throw away the key!

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Release is an antonym for lock up in topics: obligate, hold in enclosure, obtain or receive, have or obtain, be in possession.

Release verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).

Usage example: release the prisoners immediately

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Lock up is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release and Lock up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lock_up/release

Lock up & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lock_up/release>.

Release or Lock up. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lock_up/release.

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