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jail
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- pronunciation:
- jeIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a building in which a government keeps people who are waiting for a trial or who have been found guilty of breaking the law.
- synonyms:
- prison
- similar words:
- can, jug, penitentiary
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
jails, jailing, jailed |
| definition: |
to place in a jail.
The judge jailed the man for thirty days.- synonyms:
- imprison
- antonyms:
- free, release
- similar words:
- confine, lock up
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| related words: |
arrest, cage, hold |
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