as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
if they catch you, they're going to lock you up and throw away the key!
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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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Recent Examples of lock (up)
Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2024
But Trump Media warned that other early investors were planning to cash out as soon as the lockups expired.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
Traditionally, these strategies have faced a stiff barrier to entry, including high fees and lengthy lockup periods when capital can’t be withdrawn.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Biking to the stadium is also a possibility because there are several bike-rack lockup locations including Lot N (reserve level) on the right side of the field, Lot B (reserve level) and Lot D (club suits/lodge level) both on the left side of the field.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Shares in Truth Social have hovered around $14 in the week following the expiration of the company's lockup provision, which prevented Trump and other early investors from selling any of their shares for the six months following the company's public offering.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2024
But Trump Media warned that other early investors were planning to cash out as soon as the lockups expired.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
Traditionally, these strategies have faced a stiff barrier to entry, including high fees and lengthy lockup periods when capital can’t be withdrawn.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Biking to the stadium is also a possibility because there are several bike-rack lockup locations including Lot N (reserve level) on the right side of the field, Lot B (reserve level) and Lot D (club suits/lodge level) both on the left side of the field.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Verb
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The plaintiffs were held longer than they normally would have been jailed because Immigration and Customs Enforcement had lodged detainer requests.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The three men, captured by Hamas during its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, are set to be freed Saturday, in the fifth exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinians jailed in Israel.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 and later sentenced to 14 years in prison.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Mayers has pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and is facing years in prison if convicted.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Five people were later imprisoned for his murder, with prosecutors accusing two of them of being members of the notorious Los Lobos gang.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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He was imprisoned for four months in 2024 and was released just a week ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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In 2015, Ulbricht was handed a life sentence for his involvement in the enterprise and is currently incarcerated at a high-security penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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He was freed on parole from the Terre Haute, Indiana, federal penitentiary on Nov. 30, 1948, after serving 32 months of his five-year prison sentence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Lock (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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