Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

locking someone up and throwing away the key

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
lock-ing -some-one up and throw-ing -away the key
IPA
72
Scrabble Score
37
Letters
6
Syllables
19
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lock someone up and throw away the key

Questions

What does locking someone up and throwing away the key mean?
present participle and gerund of lock someone up and throw away the key

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