prison

noun

A place for the confinement and punishment of persons convicted of crimes, especially felonies.

noun

A state of imprisonment or captivity.

noun

A place or condition of confinement or restriction.

transitive verb

To confine in or as if in a prison; imprison.

To shut up in a prison; restrain from liberty; imprison, literally or figuratively.

noun

A place of confinement or involuntary restraint; especially, a public building for the confinement or safe custody of criminals and others committed by process of law; a jail.

noun

A prisoner.

noun

A public prison or penitentiary.

transitive verb

To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.

transitive verb

To bind (together); to enchain.