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    lock-up
    /ˈlɒkʌp/

    noun

    • 1. a jail, especially a temporary one. Similar jailprisoncellpolice cell
    • 2. non-residential premises that can be locked up, typically a small shop or garage: British "a lock-up garage" Similar storeroomstorewarehousedepository

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOCK (SOMETHING) UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LOCK (SOMETHING) UP definition: 1. to lock all the doors and windows of a building when you leave it: 2. to put someone in a…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOCK UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you lock something up in a place or container, you put or hide it there and fasten the lock. Give away any food you have on hand, or lock it up and give the key to the neighbours. [ VERB noun PARTICLE ]

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    Lock up definition: a jail, especially a local one for temporary detention.. See examples of LOCK UP used in a sentence.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lockupLockup Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    jail; especially : a local jail where persons are detained prior to court hearing; an act of locking : the state of being locked… See the full definition

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › lock+upLock up - definition of lock up by The Free Dictionary

    lock up. vb ( adverb) 1. ( tr) Also: lock in or lock away to imprison or confine. 2. to lock or secure the doors, windows, etc, of (a building) 3. ( tr) to keep or store securely: secrets locked up in history. 4. (Banking & Finance) ( tr) to invest (funds) so that conversion into cash is difficult. 5.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOCK (SOMETHING) UP definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    LOCK (SOMETHING) UP meaning: 1. to lock all the doors and windows of a building when you leave it: 2. to put someone in a…. Learn more.

  8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › lock-uplock up | meaning of lock up in Longman Dictionary of...

    ˈlock-up noun [ countable] 1 a small prison where a criminal can be kept for a short time 2 (also lock-up garage) British English a garage that you can rent to keep cars, goods etc in Examples from the Corpus lock-up • In deference to his age, however, they did not put him in lock-up.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlock-up noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of lock-up noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOCKUP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    LOCKUP definition: the act of locking up | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › lock-upLock-up - definition of lock-up by The Free Dictionary

    [ˈlɒkʌp] A. N. 1. ( US) (= prison) → cárcel f. 2. ( Brit) ( also lock-up garage) → garaje m, cochera f (LAm) 3. ( Brit) (= shop) → tienda f sin trastienda. B. CPD lock-up stall N ( US) → garaje m, cochera f (LAm)