(KEEP STH / PUT STH / BE) UNDER LOCK AND KEY

Meaning of (KEEP STH / PUT STH / BE) UNDER LOCK AND KEY in English

locked up safely somewhere; in prison :

We keep our valuables under lock and key.

I will not rest until the murderer is under lock and key.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — брит. ; сокр. от south , southern юг; южный Sth Wales — Южный Уэльс
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STH — брит.; сокр. от south, southern юг; южный Sth Wales — Южный Уэльс
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNDER — I. |əndə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar, adverb & …
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PUT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOCK — I. ˈläk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lok, lokk, from Old English locc; akin to Old Frisian & …
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KEY — I. ˈkē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English key, kay, keye, from Old English cǣg, cǣge, …
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KEEP
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDER — (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, …
Английский словарь Webster
UNDER — ( prep. ) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — /un"deuhr/ , prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
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LOCK — lock 1 — lockless , adj. /lok/ , n. 1. a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or …
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KEY — key 1 /kee/ , n. , pl. keys , adj., v., keyed, keying . n. 1. a small metal instrument …
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KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
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UNDER — I. ˈən-dər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOCK — I. ˈläk noun Etymology: Middle English lok, from Old English locc; akin to Old High German loc lock, Greek lygos …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEY — I. ˈkē noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cǣg; akin to Old Frisian kēi key Date: before 12th century …
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KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER — prep less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under …
Webster English vocab
PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
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LOCK — noun a grapple in wrestling. 2. lock ·noun a device for keeping a wheel from turning. 3. lock ·noun a …
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KEY — noun a piece of wood used as a wedge. 2. key ·noun a keystone. 3. key ·noun the last board …
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KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
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PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
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LOCK — [lock] n [ME lok, fr. OE locc; akin to OHG loc lock, Gk lygos withe, L luxus dislocated] (bef. 12c) …
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KEY — [key] n [ME, fr. OE caeg; akin to OFris kei key] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a usu. metal instrument by …
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KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
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KEY — in music, closed system of functionally related chords generated by certain tonal conventions associated with the Western concept of diatonic …
Britannica English vocabulary
UNDER — / ˈʌndə(r); NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. in, to or through a position that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
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LOCK — / lɒk; NAmE lɑːk/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. to fasten sth with a lock; to be fastened with …
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KEY — / kiː; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun TOOL FOR LOCK 1. a specially shaped piece of …
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KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
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UNDER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOCK — I. lock 1 S2 W3 /lɒk $ lɑːk/ BrE AmE verb 1 . FASTEN SOMETHING [intransitive and transitive] to fasten …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEY — I. key 1 S3 W2 /kiː/ BrE AmE adjective [no comparative] very important or necessary: China’s support is key to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
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UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PUT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOCK — n. & v. --n. 1 a mechanism for fastening a door, lid, etc., with a bolt that requires a key …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEEP
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOCK — n. & v. n. 1 a mechanism for fastening a door, lid, etc., with a bolt that requires a key …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Oxford English vocab
PUT
Oxford English vocab
LOCK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a mechanism for fastening a door, lid, etc., with a bolt that requires a …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP
Oxford English vocab
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UNDER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOCK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lock of hair (= a fairly thick piece of hair ) ▪ She …
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