Definition for Lockup:

• A malfunction in a machine having moving parts, such that the moving part cannot move; a seizure.

Synonyms for Lockup:

• n.

  •
  • station house,
  • tank,
  • precinct.
  •
  • free,
  • stir,
  • can.
  •cell (noun)
  • burrow,
  • hole,
  • cage,
  • chamber,
  • alcove,
  • cubicle,
  • keep,
  • coop,
  • receptacle,
  • closet,
  • apartment,
  • compartment,
  • tower,
  • crib,
  • crypt,
  • retreat,
  • booth,
  • cloister,
  • recess,
  • stall,
  • den,
  • vault,
  • hold,
  • dungeon,
  • nook,
  • cavity.
  •cell for drunken prisoners (noun)
  • drunk tank.
  •certainty (noun)
  • firmness,
  • confidence,
  • surefire,
  • definiteness,
  • sure bet,
  • cinch,
  • certitude,
  • validity,
  • surety,
  • stock,
  • setup,
  • rain or shine,
  • dogmatism,
  • conviction,
  • belief,
  • store,
  • Authoritativeness,
  • inevitabilities,
  • all sewn up,
  • inevitability,
  • sureness,
  • Indubitableness,
  • steadiness,
  • faith,
  • positivism,
  • credence,
  • trust,
  • shoo-in,
  • open and shut case,
  • positiveness,
  • sure thing,
  • staunchness,
  • wrap-up.
  •penal institution (noun)
  • prisoner of war camp,
  • concentration camp,
  • penal colonies,
  • military prison,
  • labor camp,
  • prison camp,
  • house of detention,
  • prisoner-of-war camp,
  • Pow Camp,
  • penal colony.
  •penitentiary (noun)
  • campus,
  • college.
  •police station (noun)
  • police headquarters.
  •prison (noun)
  • handcuff,
  • Statesville,
  • Alcatraz,
  • pillory,
  • stockade,
  • collar,
  • straight jacket,
  • fence,
  • San Quentin,
  • bridle,
  • stronghold,
  • reform school,
  • confinement,
  • brig,
  • confine,
  • vise,
  • tether,
  • G,
  • manacle,
  • jug,
  • pound,
  • pinion,
  • cooler,
  • irons,
  • harness,
  • oubliette,
  • guardhouse,
  • shackle,
  • reformatory.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • big house,
  • cop shop,
  • Calaboose,
  • hoosegow,
  • house of correction.

Paraphrases for Lockup:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    lock.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    jail, lock.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    penitentiary, imprisonment, thejoint.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    prison, blockage, slammer.

Antonyms for Lockup:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    outside.

Lockup Sentence Examples:

• When they got out of the lockup they found Rosy had gone.

• While escorting him to the lockup, the officer in charge remarked - Well, Billy, you lucky fella.

Homophones for Lockup:

• Lake Okeechobee, louse up, lxxxiv, liquify, lxxv, lookup, lxvi, liquefy, lxxviii, lxxvi, lxxvii, Louis Xv, Louis Vii, Lake Kivu, lace up, lxiv, Louis Vi, Louis Xvi, lash-up, lxvii, lgv, lxxxvi, Louis Viii, lxxxvii, laugh off, lxxxviii, Louis Iv, lxxiv, log up, lxxxv, Louis V, lock up, LGB, log off, lisp, look up, lisboa, Louis XIV, loose off, lxv, lxviii.

Hyponym for Lockup:

• n.

  • artifact
    poky, clink, gaol, pokey, slammer, jail, jailhouse.