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lockup definition

lock·up (-up′)

noun

  1. the act of locking up
  2. a being locked up, as in jail
  3. a jail

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lockup Synonyms

lockup

n.

prison, jail, penitentiary; see jail.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

lockup Usage Examples

Preposition: after

  • rebooting: Computer lockups after rebooting from Windows Printing System driver installation.

Converse of object

  • cause: If the Humax was trying to record whilst a file was transferring this may have caused the lockup.

Adjective modifier

  • occasional: Bad points are slowness, occasional lockups and one crash.

Modifies a noun

  • garage: I'm looking for storage space - about the size of a lockup garage.

Noun used with modifier

  • system: Faulty or blown capacitors can cause RAM memory corruption and system lockups.
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