lock up

v 1: secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on

vacation"

2: 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"

[syn: {lock in}, {lock away}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut up},

{shut away}]

hack up

To {hack}, but generally implies that the result is a quick

hack. Contrast this with {hack on}. To "hack up on" implies

a {quick-and-dirty} modification to an existing system.

Contrast {hacked up}; compare {kluge up}, {monkey up}, {cruft

together}.

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