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"lock-up" is probably misspelled. Trying lockup instead Definition of lockup

1. lockup [ n ] jail in a local police station

Used in print:

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

Brannon said , `` Now the key to the lockup , Marshal '' .

The door of the lockup was of oak planks and banded with strap iron .

Synonyms lockup Related Terms jail

2. lockup [ n ] the act of locking something up to protect it

Synonyms lockup locking Related Terms protection lock_in

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