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Difference between Lock someone away and Lock someone out

lock someone awayput smb. in prison or mental hospital:

  • It would be inhumane to lock her away when she is suffering from a psychological problem that is producing her drug addiction.

lock someone out

1. prevent a person from entering a room or building:

  • He hasn’t made any threats, in fact once he locked me out and told me to leave.

2. prevent workers from entering a factory, etc. during an argument between management and the workers:

  • The workers have been off the job since Monday, when management locked them out.