- a jail, especially a local one for temporary detention.
- the act of locking up or the state of being locked up.
- a temporary imprisonment or detention, as of suspects or prisoners.
- a stock that has been held by an individual as a long-term investment, or that a brokerage firm is required by a regulation to hold for a certain period of time before it can be sold.
- any investment or credit instrument, as a renewed loan, in which capital is tied up for a long time.
- Printing.
- the entire body of type and cuts locked up in a chase preparatory to printing or platemaking.
- the act or procedure of locking up type and cuts in a chase.
- a sudden stopping of the rotation of a wheel.
- a rented locker, storage space, or garage.
- to imprison or confine
- to lock or secure the doors, windows, etc, of (a building)
- to keep or store securely
- to invest (funds) so that conversion into cash is difficult
- to secure (type, etc) in a chase or in the bed of the printing machine by tightening the quoins
- the action or time of locking up
- a jail or block of cells
- a small shop with no attached quarters for the owner or shopkeeper
- a garage or storage place separate from the main premises
- an investment that is intended to be held for a relatively long period
- the pages of type held in a chase by the positioning of quoins
- (of premises) without living accommodation
