VariousWords beta
Definitions:
Noun
jail
jailhouse
gaol
clink
slammer
poky
pokey
Definition: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
Definition: Dated spelling of jail.
Verb
imprison
incarcerate
lag
immure
put behind bars
jail
jug
gaol
put away
remand
Definition: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
Definition: Dated spelling of jail.