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prison(noun, verb, adjective, hold, place)
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imprison(verb, action, hold, control, make)
21
confine(noun, verb, action, hold, control)
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cage(noun, verb, hold, cool, restrain)
19
incarcerate(verb, action, hold, make, force)
16
immure(verb, hold, make, force, cool)
15
pen(noun, verb, hold, place, free)
15
detain(verb, hold, control, keep, cool)
15
jug(noun, verb, free, slang, prison)
14
gaol(noun, verb, detain, can, imprison)
14
jailhouse(noun, place, prison)
13
penitentiary(noun, place, free, prison)
13
lock up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, hold)
12
clink(noun, place, free, slang)
11
coop(noun, free, slang, field, circle)
11
dungeon(noun, place, keep, field, pen)
11
intern(noun, verb, action, hold, make)
10
keep(noun, verb, hold, control, cool)
10
slammer(noun, place, free, slang)
9
cell(noun, place, keep, field, pen)
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