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locking and loading

locking and loading is the present participle and gerund of lock and load.

Meaning of lock and load

Verb

lock and load (third-person singular simple present locks and loads, present participle locking and loading, simple past and past participle locked and loaded)

  1. (US, slang) To prepare one's weapon.
  2. (US, slang) To prepare for an imminent event.
    • It's great to know that city and town governments, all up and down the East Coast, were ready, locked and loaded, to provide bailouts, and this time it was the literal kind.2015, Fay Jacobs, Time Fries!: Aging Gracelessly in Rehoboth Beach, page 67

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Questions about locking and loading

What is locking and loading the present participle and gerund of?
Locking and loading is the present participle and gerund of lock and load.

Words near locking and loading in the dictionary

  1. Lockians
  2. Lockie
  3. lockin
  4. lockiness
  5. locking
  6. locking and loading
  7. locking away
  8. locking differential
  9. locking differentials
  10. locking down
  11. locking eyes

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