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locking under

locking under is the present participle and gerund of lock under.

Meaning of lock under

Verb

lock under (third-person singular simple present locks under, present participle locking under, simple past and past participle locked under)

  1. (intransitive, slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To serve a life sentence in prison.
    • He's gonna get locked under a cell.

Questions about locking under

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

Words near locking under in the dictionary

  1. locking shifts
  2. locking someone up and throwing away the key
  3. locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  4. locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
  5. locking through
  6. locking under
  7. locking up
  8. Lockinge
  9. lockingly
  10. lockings
  11. Lockington

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