lockup
(noun)
noun
1. jail in a local police station
Definition categories: man–made, clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer
2. the act of locking something up to protect it
Similar word(s): locking
Definition categories: act, protection
Sentences with lockup as a noun:
- He's in lockup for 30 days for drunk and disorderly.
- Joe keeps his other car in a lockup downtown.