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lockup
noun 5
Collocations
2LOCKUP + NOUN
days, downtown
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.
He's in lockup for 30 days for drunk and disorderly.
2
A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage.
Joe keeps his other car in a lockup downtown.
3
A condition in which one or more of a vehicle's wheels suddenly cease to rotate due to the application of excessive brake torque, causing the affected wheel(s) to skid.
4
A condition where a system stops responding to inputs; a freeze.
5
A device for locking type into position for printing.
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Synonyms
noun — the act of locking something up to protect it
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Example Bank
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He's in lockup for 30 days for drunk and disorderly.
Wiktionary02
Joe keeps his other car in a lockup downtown.
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