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Lockup
noun
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Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
noun
A jail cell, or a period of incarceration.
"He's in lockup for 30 days for drunk and disorderly."
2.
noun
A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage
"Joe keeps his other car in a lockup downtown."
3.
noun
A device for locking type into position for printing.
4.
noun
(by extension) A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text.
Synonyms
locking
imprisonment
penitentiary
prison
jail
lockdown
blockade
lockout
embargo
lock-up
locked
pokey
Rhymes With
set up
make up
back up
blow up
give up
wind up
cut up
break up
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