lock up vs put away

lock up and put away both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lock up	No	No	Yes	No
put away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lock up and put away are synonyms defined as:

lock up and put away: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

Other synonyms of lock up include lock, lock away, lock in, shut away, shut up.

lock up (verb)	put away (verb)
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape	turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
secure by locking	eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
	kill gently, as with an injection
	place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
	stop using
	throw or cast away
	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail