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   lock-up

   /ˈlɒkʌp/

   noun

   • 1. a jail, especially a temporary one. Similar jailprisoncellpolice cellplace of detentionplace of confinementdetention centrejailhouseinformal:coolerslammerjugcanstirclinkquodchokeypennick
   • 2. non-residential premises that can be locked up, typically a small shop or garage: British "a lock-up garage" Similar storeroomstorewarehousedepositorystorage spacegarage
   • 3. the locking up of premises for the night.
   • ▪ the time when premises are locked up: "hurrying back to their houses before lock-up"
   • 4. the action of becoming fixed or immovable: "anti-lock braking helps prevent wheel lock-up"
   • 5. an investment in assets which cannot readily be realized or sold on in the short term.

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   Is a lock-up the same as a jail?

   • A lock-up is the same as a jail. ...the 450 inmates at the maximum-security lock-up in Lucasville. A lock-up is a garage that is used by someone, but is not next to their house. 25lb of Semtex explosive was found in the lock-up she had rented to Mr Henderson. Lock-up is also an adjective.

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   What does lock-up mean?

   • ˈlock-up noun [ countable] 1 a small prison where a criminal can be kept for a short time 2 (also lock-up garage) British English a garage that you can rent to keep cars, goods etc in Examples from the Corpus lock-up • In deference to his age, however, they did not put him in lock-up. • They had taken their instruments with them to the lock-up.

   lock up | meaning of lock up in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary

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   What does locked up mean?

   • To confine or exclude something or someone by or as if by means of a lock: We locked up the dog for the night. The guards locked the criminal up in the cell. All our savings are locked up in a retirement account. 3.

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   What does lock up mean in a sentence?

   • to lock someone or something within something or some place. The captain ordered the sailor locked up in the brig until the ship got into port. Don't lock me up! The sheriff locked up the crook in a cell. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 1.

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     LOCK (SOMETHING) UP meaning: 1. to lock all the doors and...

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     LOCK (SOMETHING) UP definicja: 1. to lock all the doors and...

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   1 to put something in a safe place that can be locked; 2 to put money into an investment that you cannot easily turn into cash Their capital is all locked up in property.

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   place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape. synonyms: lock, lock away, lock in, put away, shut away, shut up. see more.

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   Lock up means to secure something or someone by locking or confining it. It can also mean to invest funds in a way that makes them hard to access. See different meanings, synonyms, translations and usage examples of lock up.