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)
Sara Netzley, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Movement lockups and inventory issues when using the Proximity Mine gadget.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Once Joe left alone — with Halsey (Phil Burke), the suspect, in lockup — the lights flicker out.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
The report proposes changes that are intended to ease overcrowding in the lockups and assist neighborhood that would have the new, smaller jails.
—Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Has anyone in lockup ever had as immaculate a cut, color, brow, and lippie game than Ms. Clark?
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Movement lockups and inventory issues when using the Proximity Mine gadget.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Once Joe left alone — with Halsey (Phil Burke), the suspect, in lockup — the lights flicker out.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
The report proposes changes that are intended to ease overcrowding in the lockups and assist neighborhood that would have the new, smaller jails.
—Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock (up)
Verb
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The unusual dispute will next week go before a judge, who will hear arguments on whether Hall should remain jailed.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
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He was arraigned May 2 and jailed on a $75,000 bond.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2025
Noun
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After 24 years in prison, Anderson was released on parole in 2023.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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The maximum punishment for the state charges is life in prison.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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President Donald Trump has launched harsh immigration actions in his first 100 days in office—detaining more people for immigration violations, allowing arrests outside schools and courthouses, and sending more than 200 Venezuelan men to be imprisoned in El Salvador.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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The policy saw payments go to family members of Palestinians who were imprisoned, killed or injured in connection with attacks against Israelis.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Barnes, 67, was convicted and sentenced to 21 years in a Russian penitentiary in February 2024.—
Tanya Stukalova,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The first penitentiaries weren’t built until the late 1700s, so more extreme sentences were deemed necessary to prevent discord.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Lock (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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