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)
Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
How does the franchise use the long-term lockup of Guerrero’s heading forward?
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
She is being held in a federal lockup in Brooklyn, records obtained by the AP show.
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Dali, 57, is a legal resident of the United States.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The arrests, announced Thursday by acting U.S. Attorney John Durham, cover a dozen incidents at the notorious lockup, which has long been plagued by violence, grim living conditions and medical mistreatment woes.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Industry experts say some of the reasons are plain to see: Reports of detentions and deportations, including the weekslong lockup of European tourists, have sowed fears of bad experiences at the border.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
How does the franchise use the long-term lockup of Guerrero’s heading forward?
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
She is being held in a federal lockup in Brooklyn, records obtained by the AP show.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Dali, 57, is a legal resident of the United States.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The arrests, announced Thursday by acting U.S. Attorney John Durham, cover a dozen incidents at the notorious lockup, which has long been plagued by violence, grim living conditions and medical mistreatment woes.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock (up)
Verb
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Combs has been jailed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Donald had also been jailed on weapon possession charges.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
Noun
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In that case, Douglas was sentenced to five years of probation and had his 2-year prison sentence stayed, court documents say.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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In June 2024, three people were sentenced to eight months in prison after being found guilty of racially abusing Vinicius Jr in that May 2023 match at Valencia.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Mujica was imprisoned for thirteen years, much of it in a solitary underground cell—an experience that nearly drove him mad.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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On the other hand is what some might consider a fate worse than death, of living imprisoned in a body entirely without choice, without freedom.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Stroud was one of several notorious men who have called the Leavenworth penitentiary home.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2025
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Although best known for its 29 years as a federal penitentiary, the island of Alcatraz was also a military fort, used by the army during the Civil War to protect San Francisco from Confederate raiders.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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“Lock (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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