locking, lockup
(noun) the act of locking something up to protect it
lockup
(noun) jail in a local police station
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
