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self-locking

self-locking adjective: that remains safely in place after being moved or positioned, even in the absence of continued applied force.

Adjective

self-locking (not comparable)

  1. That remains safely in place after being moved or positioned, even in the absence of continued applied force.
    • a self-locking nut
    • a hydraulic self-locking jack

Questions about self-locking

What does self-locking mean?
Self-locking means that remains safely in place after being moved or positioned, even in the absence of continued applied force.
What part of speech is self-locking?
Self-locking is an adjective.

Words near self-locking in the dictionary

  1. self-loading
  2. self-loading freight
  3. self-loathing
  4. self-loathing Jew
  5. self-loathing Jews
  6. self-locking
  7. self-loop
  8. self-love
  9. self-loving
  10. self-lubrication
  11. self-luminous

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