"lockup" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-lockup.ogg Forms: lockups [plural], lock-up [alternative]
Etymology: Deverbal from lock up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|lock up}} Deverbal from lock up Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lockup (countable and uncountable, plural lockups)
  1. (slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Coordinate_terms: jail, prison
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-6eD0nQaJ Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Prison, Rooms Disambiguation of English deverbals: 47 13 11 10 7 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 15 13 13 5 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 4 10 10 4 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 4 11 10 4 14 Disambiguation of Prison: 100 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Rooms: 58 8 7 8 12 7
  2. (UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-QGWsv3Rf Categories (other): British English
  3. (mechanical engineering, countable, uncountable) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-ShxujwpI Categories (other): Mechanical engineering Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (computing) A condition where a system stops responding to inputs; a freeze. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-r-e6hEM8 Categories (other): Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  5. (printing, historical) A device for locking type into position for printing. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-lEHc2bPI Categories (other): Printing Topics: media, printing, publishing
  6. (marketing, by extension) A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-rx3VYhl1 Categories (other): Marketing Topics: business, marketing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lockup house

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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