usage: the act of locking something up to protect it
Verb
1. lock up, fasten, fix, secure
usage: secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"
2. lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up, confine
usage: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"