GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Lockup (?),
   1. n. A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse; a jail.
   
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   2. The act or state of temporary imprisonment in a lockup1.
   
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   3. A malfunction in a machine having moving parts, such that the moving part cannot move; a seizure.
   
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