LOCK-UP


Meaning of LOCK-UP in English

25B6; noun

drunks were put in the lock-up overnight : JAIL, prison, cell, detention centre; N. Amer. jailhouse; informal slammer, jug, stir, clink; Brit. informal nick; N. Amer. informal cooler, can; Brit. informal, dated quod, chokey.

they stored spare furniture in a lock-up : STOREROOM, store, warehouse, depository; garage.

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