lock-upnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlɒk.ʌp/us/ˈlɑː.kʌp/a small room, used as a prison, usually in a small town, in which criminals can be kept for a short time
mainly UK a building where objects, especially a car, can be safely kept
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Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- gaoler
- halfway house
- HMP
- house of correction
- jail
- matron
- prison camp
- protective custody
- remand centre
- screw
- seclusion room
- slop
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
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Buildings for storing things