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imprison: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"; confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

lock in collapse: 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"; close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!"

lock up collapse: secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"

hem in collapse: surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"

besiege collapse: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"; surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"; cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"

impound collapse: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

close in collapse: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

enshrine collapse: enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"; hold sacred

cage collapse: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept; the net that is the goal in ice hockey; United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992); something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement; confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"

kennel collapse: outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog; put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"

punish collapse: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

commit collapse: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

corral collapse: collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election"; arrange wagons so that they form a corral; enclose in a corral; "corral the horses"

intern collapse: an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term); work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"; deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West"

enclose collapse: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"; close in or confine

quarantine collapse: isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease; enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease; place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"

mew collapse: the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America; utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls

wrap collapse: cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person; a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla; arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"

jail collapse: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

cordon collapse: adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord; cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank

include collapse: add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; "We must include this chemical element in the group"; consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits"; have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers"

surround collapse: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"; be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"

trap collapse: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned; a light two-wheeled carriage; a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters; drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas; informal terms for the mouth; something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"; to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"; catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"; hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"; place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"

send collapse: transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia"; to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept"; cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

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