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Synonyms for lockup


Grammar : Noun
Spell : lok-uhp
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɒkˌʌp



Définition of lockup

  • noun jail
Example sentences :
  • About all he was good for was keeping a blurred eye on the lockup and running in drunks.
  • Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison
  • "Then take me back to the Gonzales lockup," muttered Stiger.
  • Extract from : « For the Liberty of Texas » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • You can march off to the lockup—all three of you if you like; but one of you, anyhow.
  • Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • They were sent to the lockup again, and our party resumed their merrymaking.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • I would rather stay with you until two o'clock than go to the lockup.
  • Extract from : « Under Fire » by Frank A. Munsey
  • And she is straight; or I'm a million miles away in the lockup.
  • Extract from : « Athalie » by Robert W. Chambers
  • So I let them lead me to the lockup, where I had to wait until the magistrates were ready to try me.
  • Extract from : « The Birthright » by Joseph Hocking
  • I was bitter when they steered me into a lockup in Hickory Street.
  • Extract from : « A Far Country, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • You still have the poorhouse, the cattle pound, and the lockup to serenade.
  • Extract from : « When Egypt Went Broke » by Holman Day
  • The lockup was near the Potomac, and not far from the then new navy yard.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the "Lively Bee" » by John De Morgan

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