lockup
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Is lockup a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.Examples: "He's in lockup for 30 days for drunk and disorderly."slang
2. (UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage.Examples: "Joe keeps his other car in a lockup downtown."UK
3. (mechanical engineering) A condition in which one or more of a vehicle's wheels suddenly cease to rotate due to the application of excessive brake torque, causing the affected wheel(s) to skid.
4. (computing) A condition where a system stops responding to inputs; a freeze.
5. (printing, historical) A device for locking type into position for printing.historical
6. (marketing, by extension) A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text.broadly
Definition source: Wiktionary