lockup

noun

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lock·up | \ ˈläk-ˌəp

Definition of lockup

1 : jail especially : a local jail where persons are detained prior to court hearing

2 : an act of locking : the state of being locked

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Synonyms for lockup

Synonyms

bastille,
big house
[slang],
bridewell,
brig,
calaboose,
can,
clink
[slang],
cooler,
coop,
guardroom,
hock,
hold,
hoosegow,
jail,
jailhouse,
joint
[slang],
jug,
nick
[British slang],
pen,
penitentiary,
pokey
[slang],
prison,
quod
[British slang],
slam,
slammer,
stir
[slang],
stockade,
tolbooth
[Scottish]

Examples of lockup in a Sentence

the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups

Recent Examples on the Web Kamari Belmont was released on $100,000 bail — after his friend posted the necessary $10,000 to get him out of lockup — while he was being held on remaining robbery charges. — William Lee, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2021 In a direct listing, a company doesn’t raise fresh capital and existing investors can sell shares on the open market, without the usual lockup-period restrictions of a traditional initial public offering. — Swetha Gopinath, Fortune, 17 June 2021 By March, there were 54 people jailed in the county lockup. — The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2021 Shortly after serving in five of the recent executions, Williams was named the interim warden of the high-profile New York City lockup where Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019. — Michael Tarm, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021 By March, there were 54 people jailed in the county lockup. — The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2021 For several months, Avenatti was held in a notorious New York City federal lockup until shortly after a jury found the 50-year old guilty of trying to extort Nike. — Fox News, 28 May 2021 Kelly appeared via video feed from a Chicago lockup dressed in an orange jumpsuit. — Tom Hayes, Star Tribune, 17 June 2021 Secondly, in mid-December Snowflake saw its first lockup release post its IPO, allowing employees to sell 25% of their vested options. — Trefis Team, Forbes, 26 May 2021

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“Lockup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockup. Accessed 23 Jul. 2021.

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lockup

noun

English Language Learners Definition of lockup

: a place where prisoners are kept

British : a garage (sense 1) that is rented out

See the full definition for lockup in the English Language Learners Dictionary

lockup

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lock·up | \ ˈläk-ˌəp

Kids Definition of lockup

: prison

lockup

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Legal Definition of lockup

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