Definitions for lockup

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lockup lock·up

Spelling: [lok-uhp]

IPA: /ˈlɒkˌʌp/

Lockup is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 75 anagrams from letters in lockup (cklopu).

Definitions for lockup

noun

1. a jail, especially a local one for temporary detention.
2. the act of locking up or the state of being locked up.
3. a temporary imprisonment or detention, as of suspects or prisoners.
4. a stock that has been held by an individual as a long-term investment, or that a brokerage firm is required by a regulation to hold for a certain period of time before it can be sold.
5. any investment or credit instrument, as a renewed loan, in which capital is tied up for a long time.
6. Printing. the entire body of type and cuts locked up in a chase preparatory to printing or platemaking. the act or procedure of locking up type and cuts in a chase.
7. Automotive. a sudden stopping of the rotation of a wheel.
8. British Informal. a rented locker, storage space, or garage.

Origin of lockup

First recorded in 1760-70; noun use of verb phrase lock up

Examples for lockup

He offloaded 20.1 million shares after the first lockup expired, netting him just under $400 million.

MSNBC—home of said preacher and also of lockup, a reality show about prison that is its biggest draw—can only spin.

I would rather stay with you until two o'clock than go to the lockup.

Just this Monday, Facebook stock declined to $18.87 in intraday trading on concerns about the lockup expiring.

He was captured and sent to the U.S. lockup at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Rita King likely would have disagreed with that sentiment when Evans entered the lockup room in back in April 2011.

"Then take me back to the Gonzales lockup," muttered Stiger.

They were sent to the lockup again, and our party resumed their merrymaking.

About all he was good for was keeping a blurred eye on the lockup and running in drunks.

You can march off to the lockup—all three of you if you like; but one of you, anyhow.