lockup
[ lok-uhp ]
/ ˈlɒkˌʌp /
noun
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Origin of lockup
First recorded in 1760–70; noun use of verb phrase lock up
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British Dictionary definitions for lockup
lock up
verb (adverb)
noun lockup
adjective
lock-up British and NZ (of premises) without living accommodationa lock-up shop
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Idioms and Phrases with lockup
lock up
Close a house or place of work, fastening all the doors and windows, as in The attendant locks up at eleven o'clock every night, or Did you remind Abby to lock up? [Late 1500s]
Invest in something not easily converted into cash, as in Most of their assets were locked up in real estate. [Late 1600s]
lock someone up. Confine or imprison someone, as in The princes were locked up in the Tower of London. [c. 1300]
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