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Lockup   /lˈɑkˌəp/   Listen
Lockup

noun
1.
Jail in a local police station.
2.
The act of locking something up to protect it.  Synonym: locking.






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"Lockup" Quotes from Famous Books



... deny it now," said Gates significantly. "He walked off from my hotel this morning, leaving his bill unpaid. Professor Riccabocca, it strikes me you had better settle with us, unless you wish to pass the night in the lockup." ...
— The Young Musician - or, Fighting His Way • Horatio Alger



Words linked to "Lockup" :   clink, gaol, locking, poky, jailhouse, jail, protection, lock up, pokey, slammer



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