porridge
noun [U] (PRISON) /ˈpɒr.ɪdʒ/
/ˈpɔːr-/ UK slangDefinition
› a period of time spent in prison: He did ten years porridge for armed robbery.Putting people in prison
(Definition of porridge noun (PRISON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at His/Her Majesty's pleasure idiom
- bang sb up phrasal verb
- behind bars idiom
- captivity noun
- commit verb (SEND)
- confine verb
- gaol noun, verb
- hold verb (KEEP)
- house arrest noun
- immured adjective
- imprison verb
- incarcerate verb
- intern verb
- prisoner noun
- put sb away phrasal verb
- remand noun
- remand verb
- restraint noun
- serve verb (SPEND TIME)
- stretch noun (TIME)
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