put behind bars

Verb

Meaning

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gaol jail cage lag jug confine lagging detain imprison intern impound remand incarcerate immure put away
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Antonyms

set free

Hypernyms

confine detain

Examples

The suspects were imprisoned without trial Source: Internet

the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

put before a firing squad put before the public put behind put behind one put bread on the table put by