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Meaning of LOCKUP

Pronunciation:  'lâk`up

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of locking something up to protect it
  2. [n]  jail in a local police station
 
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 Synonyms: locking
 
 See Also: clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, protection, slammer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lock"up`\, n.
A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up;
a watchhouse.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
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