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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a lock up" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a secure facility or area where something is stored or confined, often used in the context of law enforcement or storage.
Example: "The police took the suspect to a lock up for questioning."
Alternatives: "a detention center" or "a holding facility."
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[Morning and in low spirits. A scene in a lock up house] [graphic].
Here unemployed friends James King, 17, and Darren Madden, 24, workout in their makeshift gym inside a lock up garage.
After tucking ourselves away in a lock up in Birmingham for two years we played our first gig as Editors at the Actress and Bishop in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, we played Munich, Bullets and Open your Arms & things started happening.
A lock up and a reflexive yank of the steering wheel averts the danger.
"That's where ABS comes into play, helping a rider brake hard without fear of a lock up.
This turned the ground floor room into a lock up where troublesome citizens would be thrown until they came before the law to be punished.
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A lock-up is not per se illegal under Delaware law.
He was pleasant-enough-looking but definitely didn't exude a lock-up-your-daughters vibe.
A lock-up on the remaining 2 billion shares expires next August.
Twenty years later he hanged himself in a lock-up garage in Shoreditch.
A lock-up should do what it says: otherwise what's the point?
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