Lockup - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlɑːˌkəp|  American pronunciation of the word lockup
Brit.  |ˈlɒkʌp|

noun

- jail in a local police station
- the act of locking something up to protect it (syn: locking)

Extra examples

...the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups...

...the police broke up the fracas in the bar and threw both combatants in the lockup...

Word forms

noun
singular: lockup
plural: lockups
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