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instalocks

instalocks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of instalock.

Meaning of instalock

Verb

instalock (third-person singular simple present instalocks, present participle instalocking, simple past and past participle instalocked)

  1. To select a character in a multiplayer video game immediately after the selection process begins.
    • Because instalocking shows you have no courtesy toward your team and are only thinking about yourself […] I get mad at people who instalock even if its not for the role I want. Its just a jerk move.2013 February 3, DeadpooL7, “Why do people get so mad about instalocking?”, in GameFAQs, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2025

Questions about instalocks

What is instalocks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Instalocks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of instalock.

Words near instalocks in the dictionary

  1. instalment
  2. instalments
  3. instalock
  4. instalocked
  5. instalocking
  6. instalocks
  7. instalove
  8. instals
  9. instalust
  10. Instamatic
  11. Instamatics

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