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counterlocking

counterlocking is the present participle and gerund of counterlock.

Meaning of counterlock

Verb

counterlock (third-person singular simple present counterlocks, present participle counterlocking, simple past and past participle counterlocked)

  1. (transitive) To lock again with a second key, for added security.
    • The bookmaker passed across the hall, joined on his way by the manager whose duty it was to counterlock the safe, and disappeared along one of the passages.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

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Questions about counterlocking

What is counterlocking the present participle and gerund of?
Counterlocking is the present participle and gerund of counterlock.

Words near counterlocking in the dictionary

  1. counterlives
  2. counterloan
  3. counterloans
  4. counterlock
  5. counterlocked
  6. counterlocking
  7. counterlocks
  8. counterlung
  9. counterlungs
  10. counterly
  11. countermachination

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