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lock up in Spanish

lock up in Spanish is encerrar, enllavar, guardar bajo llavín.

lock up in Spanish

encerrar
verb
(transitive) To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
enllavar
verb
(transitive) To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
guardar bajo llavín
verb
(transitive) To put (something) away in a locked location for safekeeping; (occasionally, chiefly humorously) to sequester (a person) in a similar way.
guardar enllavado
verb
(transitive) To put (something) away in a locked location for safekeeping; (occasionally, chiefly humorously) to sequester (a person) in a similar way.
guardar llaveado
verb
(transitive) To put (something) away in a locked location for safekeeping; (occasionally, chiefly humorously) to sequester (a person) in a similar way.
guardar llavido
verb
(transitive) To put (something) away in a locked location for safekeeping; (occasionally, chiefly humorously) to sequester (a person) in a similar way.
cerrar
verb
(intransitive) To close (and often lock) all doors and windows (of a place) securely.
trancar
verb
(intransitive) To close (and often lock) all doors and windows (of a place) securely.
bloquearse
verb
(transitive, computing) To cause (a program) to cease responding or to freeze.
colgarse
verb
(transitive, computing) To cause (a program) to cease responding or to freeze.
frisarse
verb
(transitive, computing) To cause (a program) to cease responding or to freeze.
trabarse
verb
(transitive, computing) To cause (a program) to cease responding or to freeze.
trancarse
verb
(transitive, computing) To cause (a program) to cease responding or to freeze.
inmovilizar
verb
(of a wheel) To stop spinning due to excessive braking torque.
trabar
verb
(of a wheel) To stop spinning due to excessive braking torque.
trancar
verb
(of a wheel) To stop spinning due to excessive braking torque.
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What is "lock up" in Spanish?

"lock up" in Spanish is encerrar, enllavar, guardar bajo llavín.

Are there other ways to say "lock up" in Spanish?

Yes — Spanish has 15 translations listed for "lock up": encerrar, enllavar, guardar bajo llavín, guardar enllavado, guardar llaveado, guardar llavido.

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