Definition of Put behind bars

1. Verb. Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. "They want to put behind bars the prisoners "; "The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

Exact synonyms: Gaol, Immure, Imprison, Incarcerate, Jail, Jug, Lag, Put Away, Remand
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Confine, Detain
Derivative terms: Gaol, Gaoler, Immurement, Imprisonment, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Jail, Jailer, Jailor, Remand

Lexicographical Neighbors of Put Behind Bars

puttying
puttyless
puttylike
puttyroot
puttyroots
putty knife
puture
putures
putz
putzed
putzes
putzing
put across
put away
put back
put behind bars (current term)
put differently
put down
put forward
put in
put off
put on
put one across
put one over
put on airs
put on the line
put option
put out
put out feelers
put over

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