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lock⋅up

  [lok-uhp]
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–noun
1. a jail, esp. a local one for temporary detention.
2. the act of locking up or the state of being locked up.
3. a temporary imprisonment or detention, as of suspects or prisoners.
4. 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.
5. any investment or credit instrument, as a renewed loan, in which capital is tied up for a long time.
6. Printing.
a. the entire body of type and cuts locked up in a chase preparatory to printing or platemaking.
b. the act or procedure of locking up type and cuts in a chase.
7. Automotive. a sudden stopping of the rotation of a wheel.
8. British Informal. a rented locker, storage space, or garage.
Origin:
1760–70; n. use of v. phrase lock up
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lock·up   (lŏk'ŭp')   
n.  
  1. Informal A jail, especially one in which offenders are held while awaiting a court hearing.
    1. The act or an instance of locking.
    2. The state of being locked.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Lockup

Lock"up`\, n. A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: lock·up
Function: noun
1 : a cell or group of cells (as in a courthouse) or jail where persons are held prior to a court hearing —compare HOUSE OF CORRECTION, HOUSE OF DETENTION, JAIL, PENITENTIARY, PRISON
2 : the tactic of arranging with a friendly party an option to buy a valuable portion of one's corporate assets in order to discourage a takeover by another party
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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