Canadian English Meaning of lockup

lock-up

Other Canadian English words related to lock-up

synonyms

• imprison
• jail
• arrest
• commit
• confine
• detain
• imprison
• intern
• Restrain
• apprehend
• bar
• bind
• capture
• get
• constrain
• gate
• hold
• impress
• jug
• keep
• limit
• pick up
• pinch
• restrict
• seize
• close

antonyms

• discharge
• free
• liberate
• Release
• emancipate
• enfranchise
• manumit
• unbind
• uncage
• unchain
• unfetter

Definitions and Meaning of lockup in English

Wordnet

lockup (n)

jail in a local police station

the act of locking something up to protect it

Webster

lockup (n.)

A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse.

FAQs About the word lockup

What is the Canadian English meaning of the word lockup

lock-up

What is the English meaning of the word lock-up

jail in a local police station, the act of locking something up to protect itA place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse.

What are the synonyms of the word lock-up

imprison,jail,arrest,commit,confine,detain,imprison,intern,Restrain,apprehend

What are the antonyms of the word lock-up

discharge,free,liberate,Release,emancipate,enfranchise,manumit,unbind,uncage,unchain