as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
if they catch you, they're going to lock you up and throw away the key!
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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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Recent Examples of lock (up)
Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
However, these investors are bound by 180 day lockup agreements which prevent them from selling the stock until next January, CNBC reported.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Take us from that observation to his role in the most visible family contest, the Ritz lockup and purge that followed.
—Edward Felsenthal, Time, 23 July 2025
Paige Austin, an attorney with nonprofit group Make the Road New York, told the News she was turned away when attempting to visit a handful of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Sunset Park lockup early Thursday afternoon.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
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Noun
Prosecutors also said conditions at the federal lockup had improved considerably before Combs was arrested.
—Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
However, these investors are bound by 180 day lockup agreements which prevent them from selling the stock until next January, CNBC reported.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Take us from that observation to his role in the most visible family contest, the Ritz lockup and purge that followed.
—Edward Felsenthal, Time, 23 July 2025
Paige Austin, an attorney with nonprofit group Make the Road New York, told the News she was turned away when attempting to visit a handful of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Sunset Park lockup early Thursday afternoon.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
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Verb
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Radford will remain jailed in Charleston, South Carolina, in the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston until his trial, Egan said.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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His lawyer Peter Boyles wrote Washington worked as an assistant manager at a Jiffy Lube and has had no write-ups since he was jailed in February.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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After pleading guilty, Lewis was sentenced to 2½ years in prison in addition to a no-contact order that bans him from Fever games and facilities.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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Under a state law that says the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction can extend someone's sentence based on conduct in prison, Mortimer could serve up to 50½ years.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
9 Aug. 2025
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If convicted of a serious crime, Radford could be imprisoned at a military prison, Seidule said.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe).—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
6 May 2025
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In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian glide bomb attack on a local penitentiary killed 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others in one of the deadliest strikes in the region to date.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Lock (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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