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jail

/dʒeɪl/

US pronunciation
American sound/dʒeɪl/
jail
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

US voice -> jail

Myanmar meaning

(n) ထောင်။ အကျဉ်းထောင်။ (v) အကျဉ်းချသည်။ထောင်ချသည်။

Full entry

jail (Brit also gaol ) / dʒeÇl / n [C,U]

ထောင်။ အကျဉ်းထောင်။ spend a year in jail ❍ a ten-year jail sentence.
v ~ sb (for sth) ထောင်ချသည်။ He was jailed for six years for his part in the robbery.
❏ jailer (Brit also gaoler ) / 'dʒeÇlǝ(r) / n ထောင်မှူး။

More examples
  • [in jail] : Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession.
  • [go/be sent to jail] : She’s been sent to jail for murder.
  • [get out of jail] : He was stealing again, two months after getting out of jail.
Synonyms
prison, penitentiary, lockup, detention center, dungeon, confinement, detention, bastille, black hole, book, borstal, brig, bullpen, cage, can, cell, clink, confine, constrain, cooler, custodial, detain, detention camp, detention home, hold, house of correction, immure, impound, imprison, incarcerate, inside, jailhouse, joint, lock away, lock up, open prison, oubliette, pen, penal institution, pound, put away, put behind bars, put on ice, rack, railroad, reformatory, remand home, secure unit, send up, sentence, slammer, solitary, stir, stockade, take away, throw away the keys, throw in dungeon, throw the book at, up the river
Antonyms
free, let go, liberate, release
Cross references
prisonpenitentiarylockupdetention centerdungeonconfinementdetentionbastilleblack holebookborstalbrigbullpencagecancellclinkconfineconstraincoolercustodialdetaindetention campdetention homeholdhouse of correctionimmureimpound
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