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jail
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- pronunciation:
- jeIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a building in which a government confines accused or convicted offenders, usu. for short periods.
The small town jail had only a few cells.
- synonyms:
- prison
- similar words:
- calaboose, can, cooler, jug, lockup, penitentiary, slammer, stir
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| definition 2: |
the state of being legally imprisoned.
He was free for a while, but now he's back in jail.- synonyms:
- prison
- similar words:
- jug, lockup
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| related words: |
prison |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
jails, jailing, jailed |
| definition: |
to place in or as if in a jail; imprison.
The judge jailed him for thirty days.- synonyms:
- imprison, incarcerate
- antonyms:
- free, release
- similar words:
- confine, intern, lock up
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| related words: |
arrest, cage, hold, shut up |
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