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lockup

[ lok-uhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a jail, especially a local one for temporary detention.
the act of locking up or the state of being locked up.
a temporary imprisonment or detention, as of suspects or prisoners.
a stock that has been held by an individual as a long-term investment, or that a brokerage firm is required by a regulation to hold for a certain period of time before it can be sold.
any investment or credit instrument, as a renewed loan, in which capital is tied up for a long time.
Printing.
1. the entire body of type and cuts locked up in a chase preparatory to printing or platemaking.
2. the act or procedure of locking up type and cuts in a chase.
Automotive. a sudden stopping of the rotation of a wheel.
British Informal. a rented locker, storage space, or garage.

Origin of lockup¹

First recorded in 1760–70; noun use of verb phrase lock up

Rita King likely would have disagreed with that sentiment when Evans entered the lockup room in back in April 2011.

He was captured and sent to the U.S. lockup at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Inside a secure so-called lockup room on the top floor of the William McChesney Martin Jr.

MSNBC—home of said preacher and also of Lockup, a reality show about prison that is its biggest draw—can only spin.

Just this Monday, Facebook stock declined to $18.87 in intraday trading on concerns about the lockup expiring.

In accordance therewith a lockup was provided and cells built under the market.

Her most anxious thoughts concerned the means of getting money to lockup Harry's tongue.

If I see you around here when any more tests are going on Ill take you to the lockup myself.

Been in some other lockup, I suppose, since we saw you last?

The policeman led his prisoner away to the lockup, while all the rest of us followed up the search for half an hour.

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