PEN UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pen up mean? 

• PEN UP (verb)
  The verb PEN UP has 1 sense:

1. confine in a fold, like sheep

  Familiarity information: PEN UP used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEN UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Confine in a fold, like sheep

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

fold; pen up

Hypernyms (to "pen up" is one way to...):

confine; constrain; hold; restrain (to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

They want to pen up the prisoners