LOCKUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lockup mean? 

• LOCKUP (noun)
  The noun LOCKUP has 2 senses:

1. jail in a local police station

2. the act of locking something up to protect it

  Familiarity information: LOCKUP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOCKUP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Jail in a local police station

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lockup" is a kind of...):

clink; gaol; jail; jailhouse; pokey; poky; slammer (a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of locking something up to protect it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

locking; lockup

Hypernyms ("lockup" is a kind of...):

protection (the activity of protecting someone or something)

Derivation:

lock up (place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape)

lock up (secure by locking)