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    lock-up
    /ˈlɒkʌp/

    noun

    • 1. a jail, especially a temporary one. Similar jailprisoncellpolice cell
    • 2. non-residential premises that can be locked up, typically a small shop or garage: British "a lock-up garage" Similar storeroomstorewarehousedepository

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOCK (SOMETHING) UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOCK UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lockupLockup Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › lock-upLOCK UP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Lock up definition: a jail, especially a local one for temporary detention.. See examples of LOCK UP used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOCK (SOMETHING) UP definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordLOCK UP - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    1. If you lock something up in a place or container, you put or hide it there and fasten the lock. [...] 2. To lock someone up means to put them in prison or a secure psychiatric hospital. [...] 3. When you lock up a building or car or lock up, you make sure that all the doors and windows are locked so that nobody can get in. [...] More.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlock-up - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of lock-up noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › lock_uplock up - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 8, 2024 · lock up (third-person singular simple present locks up, present participle locking up, simple past and past participle locked up) To imprison or incarcerate (someone). Synonyms: send away, shut away

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › lock+upLock up - definition of lock up by The Free Dictionary

    lock up. vb ( adverb) 1. ( tr) Also: lock in or lock away to imprison or confine. 2. to lock or secure the doors, windows, etc, of (a building) 3. ( tr) to keep or store securely: secrets locked up in history. 4. (Banking & Finance) ( tr) to invest (funds) so that conversion into cash is difficult. 5.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › lock-uplock up | meaning of lock up in Longman Dictionary of...

    ˈlock-up noun [ countable] 1 a small prison where a criminal can be kept for a short time 2 (also lock-up garage) British English a garage that you can rent to keep cars, goods etc in Examples from the Corpus lock-up • In deference to his age, however, they did not put him in lock-up.