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lockups

lockups is the plural of lockup.

Meaning of lockup

Noun

lockup (countable and uncountable, plural lockups)

  1. (slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.
    • He's in lockup for 30 days for drunk and disorderly.
  2. (UK) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage.
    • Joe keeps his other car in a lockup downtown.
  3. 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. A condition where a system stops responding to inputs; a freeze.
    • Opcode $02 on the MOS 6502 causes a processor lockup if executed.
  5. (historical) A device for locking type into position for printing.
  6. (broadly) A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text.

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Questions about lockups

What is lockups the plural of?
Lockups is the plural of lockup.

Words near lockups in the dictionary

  1. locktenders
  2. Locktober
  3. lockup
  4. lockup house
  5. lockup houses
  6. lockups
  7. Lockwood
  8. Lockwood South
  9. Lockwoods
  10. lockwork
  11. locky

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