Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Informal A jail, especially one in which offenders are held while awaiting a court hearing.
- noun The act or an instance of locking.
- noun The state of being locked.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of locking up, or the state of being locked up. See
to lock up , under lock, transitive verb - noun A room or place in which persons under arrest are temporarily confined.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse; a jail.
- The act or state of temporary imprisonment in a lockup{1}.
- A malfunction in a machine having moving parts, such that the moving part cannot move; a seizure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun slang A
jail ,prison . - noun UK A
storage unit with a door secured by apadlock ordeadbolt ; agarage
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun jail in a local police station
- noun the act of locking something up to protect it
- verb secure by locking
- verb place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
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Examples
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You can also appreciate how difficult it can be for local enforcement to p/u someone who is identified as illegal through a routine stop or checkpoint and the illegal is put in lockup only to be turned out and picked up again, maybe multiple times, before a more serious offense occurs.
Quote of the Day, Doesn’t Have A Clue edition. | RedState 2010
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Though Elizabeth I has Mary, Queen of Scots exactly where she wants her -- in lockup -- it's Elizabeth who seems the persecuted soul in Washington Shakespeare Company's impressively disciplined "Mary Stuart."
Theater review of 'Mary Stuart' by the Washington Shakespeare Company Peter Marks 2010
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“(He) can hear and see everything in lockup going on,” Alba said.
Accused Elizabeth Smart kidnapper Brian David Mitchell removed from courtroom 2008
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While Baltar was in lockup awaiting trial, she had asked him to pray for Derek.
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My first week of teaching in lockup a bright and sympathetic kid helpfully explained to me that I didn't have to worry - "gangbanging" wasn't what I was probably thinking it was.
Beyond Four Walls 2007
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Carter decides to go visit Henry in lockup, and he’s doing about as well as can be expected.
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Mr. Touradji also told investors in the letter that those who prefer "to sit on the sidelines" during the transition will be allowed to withdraw funds regardless of any so-called "lockup" agreements.
Commodity Fund Faces Shake-Up Liam Pleven 2011
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Many insiders are expected to sell their shares after the expiration of the IPO lockup, which is intended to prevent the wholesale dumping of insider stock once a company goes public.
LinkedIn to Tap Market With New Stock Sale John Letzing 2011
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The so-called lockup period expired last week, one of the people said.
Business Watch 2010
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The so-called lockup period expired last week, one of the people said.
Carlyle Sells China Pacific Insurance Stake Alison Tudor 2010
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