LOCKUP

locking, lockup

(noun) the act of locking something up to protect it

lockup

(noun) jail in a local police station

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lockup (plural lockups)

(slang) A jail cell, or a period of incarceration.

(UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage

(printing, historical) A device for locking type into position for printing.

(marketing, by extension) A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text.

Anagrams

• uplock

Source: Wiktionary


Lock"up`, n.

Definition: A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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