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In some senses, brig is marked as dated, slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
PREP.
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noun
A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.
verb
To merely pretend to be occupied, to lollygag.
To jail, to confine into the guardhouse.
noun
Bridge.
Now do thy speedy utmost, Meg, / And win the key-stane of the brig;
Now do thy speedy utmost, Meg, / And win the key-stane of the brig;
WiktionaryThrow him in the brig.
Tatoeba · #4472942Tom is in the brig for disobeying a direct order from his commanding officer.
Tatoeba · #9938110i Register
In some senses, brig is marked as dated, slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.