under lock and key
adjective
Roget 664:
safe,
secure,
sure;
in safety,
in security;
on the safe side;
under the shield of,
under the shade of,
under the wing of,
under the shadow of one's wing;
under cover,
under lock and key;
out of danger,
out of the woods,
out of the meshes,
out of harm's way;
unharmed,
unscathed;
on sure ground,
at anchor,
high and dry,
above water;
unthreatened†,
unmolested;
protected
etc.
v.;
cavendo tutus [Lat.];
panoplied
etc.
(defended)
717†.
snug,
seaworthy;
weatherproof,
waterproof,
fireproof.
defensible,
tenable,
proof against,
invulnerable;
unassailable,
unattackable,
impenetrable;
impregnable,
imperdible†;
inexpugnable;
Achillean†.
safe and sound
etc.
(preserved)
670;
scathless
etc.
(perfect)
650;
unhazarded†;
not dangerous
etc.
665.
unthreatening,
harmless;
friendly
(cooperative)
709.
protecting,
protective
etc.
v.;
guardian,
tutelary;
preservative
etc.
670;
trustworthy
etc.
939.
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Roget 751:
restrained,
constrained;
imprisoned
etc.
v.;
pent up;
jammed in,
wedged in;
under lock and key,
under restraint,
under hatches;
in swaddling clothes;
on parole;
in custody,
doing time
etc.
(prisoner)
754;
cohibitive†;
coactive
etc.
(compulsory)
744†.
stiff,
restringent†,
strait-laced,
hidebound,
barkbound†.
ice bound,
wind bound,
weather bound;
cabined cribbed confined"
[Macbeth];
in Lob's pound,
laid by the heels.
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Roget 754:
imprisoned
etc.
751;
in prison,
in quod [Lat.],
in durance vile,
in limbo,
in custody,
doing time,
in charge,
in chains;
under lock and key,
under hatches;
on parole.
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