Definition of lock up

lock up

To fight someone.
I'm about to lock up on this fool.

Last edited on May 26 2002. Submitted by Suwoei H. from Hilliard, OH, USA on May 26 2002.

verb - transitive

to incarcerate; "imprison".


Citation from "Purple Haze", Eureka (TV), Season 1 Episode 10 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.


Citation from "Gone", Lie To Me (TV), Season 3 Episode 11 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.


Citation from "Compassion", Wilfred (US TV), Season 1 Episode 9 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: jail (related to).
Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 26 2009.
to obtain exclusive rights to.

Citation from "Producers lock up prison memoir", Variety, Mar. 24, 2009, Dave McNary censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: to have, take, get.
Last edited on Dec 13 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 26 2009.

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Slang terms with the same meaning

Other terms relating to 'jail (related to)':
bing	Definitions include: jail or prison.
stretch	Definitions include: a period of time.
pen	Definitions include: n. tampon.
drunk tank	Definitions include: a holding cell for drunk people, usually in a county jail.
clink, the	Definitions include: prison.
jug, the	Definitions include: jail.
go downtown	Definitions include: to perform oral sex on a partner.
hoosegow	Definitions include: jail.
Club Fed	Definitions include: federal prison.
bust out	Definitions include: to yell at someone; "blow up".
bail out	Definitions include: to get someone out of jail by posting bail.
time	Definitions include: time in prison.
5-0'd	Definitions include: in jail
lifer	Definitions include: a person with a life sentence in prison.
pad	Definitions include: home.
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Other terms relating to 'to have, take, get':
haz	Definitions include: "have".
sport	Definitions include: affectionate form of address for a male child.
gank	Definitions include: to execute or murder, usually with a firearm.
sneak	Definitions include: to acquire discretely.
hit	Definitions include: messy, trashy, or dilapidated.
bag	Definitions include: to lie to; deceive.
nab	Definitions include: to arrest.
score	Definitions include: to get, acquire.
get (one's) hands on	Definitions include: to have in one's possession.
scare up	Definitions include: to find.
cop	Definitions include: to get.
snag	Definitions include: to acquire.
bang	Definitions include: to have, to take.
hog	Definitions include: a police officer.
bust out	Definitions include: to yell at someone; "blow up".
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'lock':
have the lock on	Definitions include: to be the sole owner or provider of something.
lip lock	Definitions include: a kiss, to kiss.
lock	Definitions include: to be arrested and put in a jail cell.
lock down	Definitions include: to secure.
locked and loaded	Definitions include: from military slang for "weapons loaded and prepared for firing".
lock-in	Definitions include: an after-hours session of drinking at a bar or pub.
lock it	Definitions include: to break up with someone
locks	Definitions include: dreadlocks.
on lock	Definitions include: under control.
sweet-lock	Definitions include: A casual observance of someone you find very attractive.
Other terms relating to 'up':
6 up	Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
ace up (one's) sleeve	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
act up	Definitions include: to misbehave.
AFU	Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
all done up	Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
amped up	Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
amp up	Definitions include: to increase.
ante up	Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
arse up	Definitions include: to mess up.
*as fcked up as a football bat**	Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
ate up	Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
ate up with stupid	Definitions include: stupid.
*ate up with the dumb ss**	Definitions include: strange / stupid.
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