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BrE

/ˌlɒk'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌlɑ:k'ʌp/

verb, informal - to put someone in prison

BrE

/'nɪk/

AmE

/'nɪk/

noun, British English, informal - an informal word for a prison

BrE

/'kæn/

AmE

/'kæn/

noun, American English, informal - an informal word for a prison

BrE

/'sɜ:v/

AmE

/'sɜ:rv/

verb - to spend some time in prison

BrE

/'sɜ:v taɪm/

AmE

/'sɜ:rv taɪm/

verb - to spend some time in prison

BrE

/'pen/

AmE

/'pen/

noun, American English, informal - an informal word for a prison

BrE

/'wɔ:dn/

AmE

/'wɔ:rdn/

noun, American English - a person responsible for a prison

BrE

/ɪn'kɑ:səreɪt/

AmE

/ɪn'kɑ:rsəreɪt/

verb, formal - to lock someone up esp. in prison

BrE

/eks'kɒn/

AmE

/eks'kɑ:n/

noun, informal - a person who was in prison for something

BrE

/eks'kɒnvɪkt/

AmE

/eks'kɑ:nvɪkt/

noun - a person who was in prison for something

BrE

/breɪk'aʊt/

AmE

/breɪk'ɑʊt/

verb - to escape from a place, esp. prison etc.

BrE

/'dʒeɪl/

AmE

/'dʒeɪl/

noun - a prison, a building where criminals are kept

BrE

/'dʌndʒən/

AmE

/'dʌndʒən/

noun - an underground prison that was used in the past

BrE

/ˌset'fri:/

AmE

/ˌset'fri:/

verb - to let something or somebody go (from prison etc.)