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- Dictionarylock-up/ˈlɒkʌp/
noun
- 1. a jail, especially a temporary one. Similar
- 2. non-residential premises that can be locked up, typically a small shop or garage: British "a lock-up garage" Similar
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LOCK (SOMETHING) UP definition: 1. to lock all the doors and windows of a building when you leave it: 2. to put someone in a…. Learn more.
lock up. If you lock something up in a place or container, you put or hide it there and fasten the lock. Give away any food you have on hand, or lock it up and give the key to the neighbours. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Locking up poisons provides protection against the likelihood of unintentional injury of young children.
noun. lock· up ˈläk-ˌəp. Synonyms of lockup. 1. : jail. especially : a local jail where persons are detained prior to court hearing. 2. : an act of locking : the state of being locked. Synonyms. bastille. big house [ slang] bridewell. brig. calaboose. can. clink [ slang] cooler. coop. guardroom. hock. hold. hoosegow. jailhouse. joint [ slang] jug.
LOCK (SOMETHING) UP meaning: 1. to lock all the doors and windows of a building when you leave it: 2. to put someone in a…. Learn more.
lock up - place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe". lock away, put away, shut away, shut up, lock in, lock. confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed.
a temporary imprisonment or detention, as of suspects or prisoners. a stock that has been held by an individual as a long-term investment, or that a brokerage firm is required by a regulation to hold for a certain period of time before it can be sold.
Definition of lock-up noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of lock up. verb. secure by locking. “ lock up the house before you go on vacation”. see more. verb. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape. synonyms: lock, lock away, lock in, put away, shut away, shut up. see more.
Lock-up Definition. To imprison or incarcerate someone. To invest in something long term. (intransitive) To close all doors and windows of a place securely. (intransitive, computing) To cease responding, to freeze. (intransitive, mechanics) To stop moving, to seize.
[ˈlɒkʌp] A. N. 1. ( US) (= prison) → cárcel f. 2. ( Brit) ( also lock-up garage) → garaje m, cochera f (LAm) 3. ( Brit) (= shop) → tienda f sin trastienda. B. CPD lock-up stall N ( US) → garaje m, cochera f (LAm)
