shut sth away
— phrasal verb with shut uk/ʃʌt/us/ʃʌt/verb [ I or T ] present participle shutting, past tense and past participle shut
to put something in a place where other people cannot see it or get it:
The diamonds are shut away in a bank vault somewhere.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Locking and bolting
- bar
- batten
- bolt
- handcuff
- latch
- lock
- lock (sth) up
- lock sb in
- lock sb out
- lock sth away
- lockable
- love lock
- manacle
- padlock
- shut
- under lock and key idiom