lockup
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lockup noun
- A jail cell, or a period of incarceration.“He's in lockup for 30 days for drunk and disorderly.”
- A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage“Joe keeps his other car in a lockup downtown.”
- A device for locking type into position for printing.
- (by extension) A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text.
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lockingimprisonmentpenitentiaryprisonjaillockdownblockadelockoutembargolock-uplockedpokeyblockinggatingblockagemerged
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