lock-up
/ˈlɒk ʌp/noun
उच्चारण लॉक अप
हवालात, लॉकअप
Core word
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[C]
a small room or building where prisoners are kept for a short time, especially in a police station
हवालात, लॉकअप
- The suspect spent the night in the police lock-up.
- He was found dead in a lock-up, and an inquiry was ordered.
- The drunk driver was kept in the lock-up overnight.
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- Police took the accused to the lock-up after the arrest.
- Relatives waited outside the lock-up to meet him.
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[C] British
a small shop or garage that is rented separately from a house and locked when not in use
किराये की छोटी दुकान या गैराज (जिसे ताला लगाकर रखा जाता है)
- He keeps his motorbike in a lock-up behind the market.
- The shopkeeper rented a lock-up near the station to store his goods.
- She rents a lock-up garage for her scooter.
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- His lock-up in the market is full of old furniture.
- The trader keeps spare stock in a lock-up behind his shop.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
lock-up (noun, hyphenated)
A lock-up is a small jail where people are held briefly, and the plural is lock-ups.
Lock-up छोटा कारागार है जहाँ लोगों को थोड़े समय के लिए रखा जाता है, और इसका plural lock-ups है।
- The drunk man spent the night in the lock-up.
- The police station has two lock-ups.
in the lock-up / into the lock-up
Use in for being held, and into or to for being taken there.
बंद होने के लिए in, और वहाँ ले जाने के लिए into या to का प्रयोग होता है।
- The suspect was put into the lock-up.
lock-up (rented shop or garage)
In British English, a lock-up is also a small shop or garage, rented separately and locked when not in use.
British English में lock-up किराये की छोटी दुकान या गैराज भी है, जिसे उपयोग न होने पर बंद कर दिया जाता है।
- He keeps his scooter in a lock-up near the market.
lock up (verb phrase) vs lock-up (noun)
The verb phrase is two words, lock up; the noun takes a hyphen.
क्रिया-वाक्यांश दो शब्दों में 'lock up' है; noun में hyphen लगता है।
- They lock up the shop at nine; the lock-up is behind it.
lock-up vs jail vs prison
A lock-up holds people for a short time, a jail holds those awaiting trial or serving short terms, and a prison holds convicted people for longer.
Lock-up में लोग थोड़े समय के लिए रखे जाते हैं, jail में विचाराधीन या छोटी सज़ा वाले, और prison में दोषी ठहराए गए लोग लंबी अवधि के लिए।
- He spent a night in the lock-up, a week in jail and years in prison.
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verb + lock-up
spend a night inend up inbe taken tobe held inescape from
- The protesters ended up in the police lock-up.
adjective + lock-up
policesmalldarkdamptemporary
- The temporary lock-up had no windows.
lock-up + noun
cellkeeperdoorkey
- The lock-up keeper brought tea for the officer.
similar places
jailprisoncellcustody
- A lock-up is smaller than a jail.
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- The constable put the pickpocket into the lock-up.
सिपाही ने जेबकतरे को हवालात में डाल दिया।
- Radhika's uncle rented a lock-up in the market to store goods.
राधिका के चाचा ने सामान रखने के लिए बाज़ार में एक छोटी दुकान किराये पर ली।
- The lock-up was crowded with men arrested during the strike.
हड़ताल के दौरान गिरफ़्तार लोगों से हवालात भरा हुआ था।
- He was released from the lock-up the next morning.
उसे अगली सुबह हवालात से छोड़ दिया गया।
- A garage lock-up costs less than a flat.
गैराज वाली लॉक-अप जगह फ़्लैट से सस्ती पड़ती है।
- The shopkeeper stores his bicycles in a lock-up near the school.
दुकानदार अपनी साइकिलें स्कूल के पास एक छोटी बंद जगह में रखता है।
- The shopkeeper opened the lock-up at dawn to unload vegetables.
दुकानदार ने सब्ज़ियाँ उतारने के लिए सुबह-सुबह लॉक-अप खोला।
§Grammar and usage
The noun is written lock-up, but the phrasal verb is two words, as in 'The police locked him up'.
Grammar के अनुसार noun को lock-up लिखा जाता है, लेकिन phrasal verb दो अलग शब्दों में होता है, जैसे 'The police locked him up'।