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belocking

belocking is the present participle and gerund of belock.

Meaning of belock

Verb

belock (third-person singular simple present belocks, present participle belocking, simple past and past participle belocked)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To lock up or lock in place; hold tight; fasten.
    • This is the hand, which, with a vow'd contract, was fast belocked in thine.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    clasp, grasp, grip

Questions about belocking

What is belocking the present participle and gerund of?
Belocking is the present participle and gerund of belock.

Words near belocking in the dictionary

  1. beloads
  2. beloathed
  3. beloatheds
  4. belock
  5. belocked
  6. belocking
  7. belocks
  8. Beloeil
  9. Belogorovka
  10. beloid
  11. Beloit

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