locked up

adjective

Imprisoned, incarcerated.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of lock up
adjectivelocked up (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticinformalnot comparableImprisoned, incarcerated.
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APA

locked up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locked%20up

MLA

“locked up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locked%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “locked up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locked%20up.

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