as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
if they catch you, they're going to lock you up and throw away the key!
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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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Recent Examples of lock (up)
Christina Hall, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The pilot was initially held at a local lockup in New Orleans before he was transferred to the Johnson County Jail on Saturday.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Diddy’s team has contended that an appropriate guidelines range would be a sentence of 21 to 27 months in federal lockup.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors also said conditions at the federal lockup had improved considerably before Combs was arrested.
—Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Christopher Gibson accused officers of shocking him with a stun gun, threatening him with a police dog and assaulting him in the city lockup.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The pilot was initially held at a local lockup in New Orleans before he was transferred to the Johnson County Jail on Saturday.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Diddy’s team has contended that an appropriate guidelines range would be a sentence of 21 to 27 months in federal lockup.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors also said conditions at the federal lockup had improved considerably before Combs was arrested.
—Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock (up)
Verb
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Ranzy had a first appearance on the charges Tuesday and remained jailed in lieu of $750,000 bail, which was requested by prosecutors.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Gladney remains jailed in Contra Costa, and is set to be sentenced in November, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Scott was convicted of murder and sent to prison.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Barr was attorney general when Epstein was found dead in his prison cell in 2019, a death that was later deemed a suicide.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Arafat’s successor, current PA President Mahmoud Abbas, has banished and imprisoned opponents and critics.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lula was imprisoned in 2018, but he was released in November 2019 after the Supreme Court ruled that defendants can’t be jailed before exhausting appeal options.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Arcángela and Serafina remain in the women’s penitentiary, continuing to operate illicit businesses and accumulating wealth, but without hope of freedom.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Prisoners look out of their cell at maximum security penitentiary CECOT (Center for the Compulsory Housing of Terrorism) on April 4 in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Lock (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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