lockup
Behind bars place
A lockup is a place of confinement, especially a jail or holding cell: They spent the night in lockup.
The term also refers to the act of locking something up or a period when things are secured.
In finance, a lockup period restricts when investors can sell shares after an IPO.
In computing or machinery, a lockup is a freeze or malfunction that renders something unresponsive: The system went into lockup.
Detention facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- cellBasic unit of life
- detentionTemporary official holding
- custodyProtective care or control
arrest · remand · inmate · confinement · correctional · penitentiary · detainee · bail
Enclosed vehicle storage structure
- shedCast off naturally
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- safekeepingProtective care of possessions
- secure storageProtected space for valuables
gated · deadbolt · bolt · latch · alarm · barricade · strongroom · vault
Become solid from cold
- crashSudden violent impact
- hangSuspend from above
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- blue screenFatal system error display
reboot · system failure · kernel panic · BSOD · halt · malfunction · glitch · bug
Device providing structural stability
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- joint stiffnessReduced range of motion
- muscle spasmInvoluntary tissue contraction
seizing up · cramp · frozen shoulder · restraint · clamp · fixation · traction · rigidity
Letter-pair spacing adjustment
- letterspacingInter-character spacing adjustment
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- typesettingArranging text for print
- glyphVisual form of character
jail
Detention facility
custody · arrest · remand · inmate · confinement · correctional · penitentiary · detainee · bail · sentence
garage
Enclosed vehicle storage structure
- shedCast off naturally
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- safekeepingProtective care of possessions
secure storage · gated · deadbolt · bolt · latch · alarm · barricade · strongroom · vault · safe
freeze
Become solid from cold
- crashSudden violent impact
- hangSuspend from above
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
blue screen · reboot · system failure · kernel panic · BSOD · halt · malfunction · glitch · bug · restart
brace
Device providing structural stability
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- joint stiffnessReduced range of motion
muscle spasm · seizing up · cramp · frozen shoulder · restraint · clamp · fixation · traction · rigidity
kerning
Letter-pair spacing adjustment
- letterspacingInter-character spacing adjustment
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- typesettingArranging text for print
- printingprinting press, letterpress, printing, lithographers, offset printing
- prisoncell block, inmate, jail, prison, prisoner
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- racingrace, racing, race track, racetrack, lap
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, detained, imprisoned, incarcerated
- confinementcell, cage, prison, jail, imprisonment
lockupfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · free world · outside · release · emancipation
lockupopen air
Unenclosed outdoor space
outdoors · outside · public space · open range · wilderness
- locked upConfined or secured
- locked outUnable to enter
- lock upSecure or imprison
- locked doorSecured portal requiring key
- locker roomShared space for dressing
- locked awayConfined in secure storage
lock, locked, unlock, locker, padlock, lockdown, unlocked, locking, unlocking