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lockup

noun

1. jail in a local police station (Freq. 2)

• Hypernyms:

↑jail, ↑jailhouse, ↑gaol, ↑clink, ↑slammer, ↑poky, ↑pokey

2. the act of locking something up to protect it

• Syn: ↑locking

• Derivationally related forms: ↑lock up

• Hypernyms: ↑protection

Useful english dictionary. 2012.