Shut Away (Verb)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The museum shut the priceless artifact away in a secure storage room to protect it from theft.
- The judge ordered that the violent offender be shut away for life without the possibility of parole.
- During the summer months, the family shut their winter clothes away in the attic to free up closet space.
- The company shut the sensitive documents away in a locked filing cabinet to maintain confidentiality.
- The child shut her favorite toys away in her dollhouse to keep them from getting broken by her siblings.