"lockup" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-lockup.ogg [Australia] Forms: lockups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from lock up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|lock up}} Deverbal from lock up Head templates: {{en-noun}} lockup (plural lockups)
  1. (slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Prison, Rooms
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-6eD0nQaJ Disambiguation of Prison: 55 9 16 11 5 5 Disambiguation of Rooms: 36 9 20 20 9 7
  2. (UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-QGWsv3Rf Categories (other): British English
  3. (mechanical engineering) A condition in which one or more of a vehicle's wheels suddenly cease to rotate due to the application of excessive brake torque, causing the affected wheel(s) to skid. Categories (topical): Mechanical engineering
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-ShxujwpI Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (computing) A condition where a system stops responding to inputs; a freeze. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-r-e6hEM8 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  5. (printing, historical) A device for locking type into position for printing. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-lEHc2bPI Topics: media, printing, publishing
  6. (marketing, by extension) A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Marketing
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-rx3VYhl1 Topics: business, marketing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lock-up Derived forms: lockup house

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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