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locked and loaded

locked and loaded adjective: of a weapon, ready and prepared. Also the simple past and past participle of lock and load.

Adjective

locked and loaded (not comparable)

  1. (US, slang) Of a weapon, ready and prepared.
  2. (US, slang) Of a person, ready or prepared for an imminent event.

Also used as

locked and loaded is also the simple past and past participle of lock and load.

Questions about locked and loaded

What does locked and loaded mean?
Locked and loaded means of a weapon, ready and prepared.
What part of speech is locked and loaded?
Locked and loaded is an adjective.

Words near locked and loaded in the dictionary

  1. locke
  2. Lockean
  3. Lockeanism
  4. Lockeans
  5. locked
  6. locked and loaded
  7. locked away
  8. locked down
  9. locked eyes
  10. locked fault
  11. locked faults

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