jail

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dʒeɪl/

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Noun

Singular jail

Plural jails

The inside of a jail

A person in a jail cell

1. (countable) A place where people who have done a crime or a suspected of having done a crime are kept.
   • Synonyms: big house, hoosegow, prison, slammer and gaol

Related words

• jailbait
• jailbird
• jailbreak
• jailer

Verb

Plain form jail

Third-person singular jails

Past tense jailed

Past participle jailed

Present participle jailing

1. To put someone in jail.
   • Synonym: imprison