lock in
v 1: close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack
locks in the flavor!" [syn: {seal in}]
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 away}, {lock}, {put away}, {shut up}, {shut
away}, {lock up}]