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lockup

How many syllables in lockup?

  2 syllables

Divide lockup into syllables:   lock-up
Primary syllable stress:   lock-up
Secondary syllable stress:   lock-up
How to pronounce lockup:   lok-uhp
How to say lockup:

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Synonyms for lockup


1 syllable
  • cell
  • jail
2 syllables
  • confine
  • prison
  • detain
  • send down
3 syllables
  • imprison
  • put in jail
4 syllables
  • put in prison
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What rhymes with lockup

2 syllables
  • act up
  • back up
  • ball up
  • bang-up
  • beat-up
  • bid up
  • blowup
  • bound up
  • breakup
  • brush up
  • build up
  • built-up
  • bung up
  • call-up
  • chalk up
  • chin-up
  • clam up
  • cleanup
  • cock-up
  • cough up
  • cry up
  • cut up
  • dig up
  • doll up
  • dream up
  • dried-up
  • drum up
  • dustup
  • eyecup
  • faceup
  • feel up
  • fill-up
  • flare-up
  • foul-up
  • fry-up
  • gear up
  • getup
  • go up
  • grow up
  • hand up
  • hang-up
  • heads-up
  • het up
  • hitch up
  • holdup
  • hook up
  • hopped-up
  • hung up
  • jack-up
  • juice up
  • kick up
  • kingcup
  • lash-up
  • leg up
  • letup
  • line up
  • lit up
  • lookup
  • made-up
  • makeup
  • matchup
  • mixed-up
  • mop-up
  • mug up
  • one-up
  • pasteup
  • pick up
  • pileup
  • pipe up
  • pop-up
  • press-up
  • pump up
  • push-up
  • rack up
  • re-up
  • roll up
  • roundup
  • run-up
  • screw up
  • send-up
  • setup
  • shack up
  • shape up
  • shook-up
  • show up
  • sign up
  • size up
  • slip up
  • smashup
  • souped-up
  • speedup
  • spit up
  • stand-up
  • steam up
  • stepped-up
  • stickup
  • strike up
  • sum up
  • tag up
  • talk up
  • teacup
  • throw up
  • tie-up
  • toss-up
  • trade up
  • tune-up
  • use up
  • walk-up
  • washed-up
  • windup
  • work up
  • wrap-up
  • add up
  • backup
  • balls-up
  • bear up
  • belt up
  • blow up
  • bone up
  • break up
  • bring up
  • buck up
  • buildup
  • bulk up
  • buy up
  • catch-up
  • checkup
  • choose up
  • clean up
  • close-up
  • come up
  • crack-up
  • curl up
  • cutup
  • do up
  • draw up
  • dress up
  • drive-up
  • dry up
  • eggcup
  • face up
  • fed up
  • fetch up
  • fix up
  • foul up
  • frame-up
  • gang up
  • get up
  • give up
  • grade up
  • grown-up
  • hang up
  • hard up
  • hepped up
  • hiccup
  • hold up
  • hole up
  • hookup
  • hot up
  • hyped-up
  • jam-up
  • keep up
  • kickup
  • knock up
  • lead-up
  • let up
  • lie up
  • linkup
  • look up
  • louse up
  • make up
  • markup
  • mix-up
  • mock-up
  • muck up
  • nip-up
  • pass up
  • pay up
  • pickup
  • pinup
  • play up
  • post up
  • pull-up
  • punch-up
  • put-up
  • rake up
  • ring up
  • round up
  • rub up
  • scare up
  • screwup
  • set up
  • sew up
  • shake-up
  • shape-up
  • shoot up
  • shut up
  • sit-up
  • slap-up
  • slipup
  • soup up
  • speak up
  • spiffed-up
  • stack up
  • start-up
  • step up
  • stick up
  • stink up
  • stuck-up
  • sunup
  • take up
  • tart up
  • tear up
  • thumbs-up
  • top up
  • touch-up
  • trumped-up
  • turn up
  • wait up
  • warm-up
  • washup
  • wised-up
  • workup
  • write-up
3 syllables
  • dial-up
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