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locks and loads

locks and loads is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 locks and loads

What is locks and loads the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Locks and loads is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lock and load.

Words near locks and loads in the dictionary

  1. Lockridge
  2. Lockridges
  3. lockring
  4. lockrings
  5. locks
  6. locks and loads
  7. locks away
  8. locks down
  9. locks eyes
  10. Locks Heath
  11. locks horns

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