Synonyms:
jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey
Meaning: 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)
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put_behind_bars, jail, jug, gaol, put_away, remand
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
Alas! yes: no jail was ever more secure.
Yours is the power of club and jail, yours is the axe and fire--
"You realize that it will mean going to jail?" asked Dr. Barton.
"Oh, yes, I suppose that is right. But you can't take her to jail.
This is what I get for not sending this man to jail where he belonged."
The Sheriff allowed them to wear their pistols and to sleep in the old jail.
"That's the point--you've been in jail, you've really done something as a pacifist.
"Not a mule, exactly," Jail replied, "but I drove old Pier up from the field with a load of wheat all by myself.
But I cannot and will not remain in office and see women thrown into jail because they demand their political freedom."
But apparently the Lobby had no desire to test that. The guards led him up to the roof of the jail, where a rocket was waiting.