lockup

Signification (Anglais)

1. (slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.
2. (UK) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage.
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.
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.

Concepts

prison

geôle

placard

cabane

taule

tôle

trou

🕳️

pénitencier

violon

🎻

coup de pied de réparation

cachot

petit corner

verrouillage

enclenchement

Synonymes

jail

prison

punishment cell

gaol

locking

closing time

black hole

deduction

guard

💂

hold

hole

🕳️

internment

jacking

jailhouse

jug

lockout

lock-up

penitentiary

poky

protection

quod

reservation

retention

slam

slammer

tank

police cell

jail cell

screening

sweat-box

lock facility

penalty corner

crowbar hotel

short corner

arrest

gaol

arrestment

big house

blocking

clink

coop

curfew

Traductions

Loch

🕳️

camera di sicurezza

Knast

Kittchen

encierro

prigione

carcer

δεσμωτήριο

φυλακή

Gefängnis

carcere

Bau

Strafanstalt

Haftanstalt

μπουντρούμι

Étymologie (Anglais)

Deverbal from lock up.