locking up

A form of lock up — To imprison or incarcerate (someone).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lock up
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APA

locking up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locking%20up

MLA

“locking up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locking%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “locking up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locking%20up.

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