lock away

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lock away

verb locks away · locking away · locked away

transitive To lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.

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verb to lock up; to lock in a safe place

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"lock away." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lock%20away. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lock away. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lock%20away

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"lock away." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lock%20away.

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@misc{lock_away_2026,
  title = {lock away},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lock%20away},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}