9
hold(verb, control, keep, restrain, delay)
9
lockup(noun, place, free, informal, prison)
8
brig(noun, place, free, prison)
8
constrain(verb, hold, control, make, force)
8
put away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
8
reformatory(noun, place, keep, pen, prison)
7
bastille(noun, verb, hold, place, commit)
7
cooler(noun, place, free, slang, prison)
7
impound(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
7
pokey(noun, free, slang)
7
put behind bars(verb, expression, idiom, hold, commit)
7
stockade(noun, hold, place, field, commit)
6
arrest(noun, verb, hold, take, control)
6
big house(noun, expression, idiom, free, slang)
6
bridle(noun, verb, hold, control, make)
6
calaboose(noun, prison)
6
can(noun, verb, place, free, slang)
6
enclose(verb, cool, restrain, suppress, limit)
6
hoosegow(noun, free, slang)
6
house of correction(noun, expression, idiom, place, free)
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