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springlock

springlock is the alternative form of spring lock.

Meaning of spring lock

Noun

spring lock (plural spring locks)

  1. A lock that fastens by means of a spring.

Verb

springlock (third-person singular simple present springlocks, present participle springlocking, simple past and past participle springlocked)

  1. (slang) To trap, injure or kill (a person) by a spring lock (as a result of mechanical failure).
    1. (broadly, figuratively, slang) To confine or trap (someone) in something, especially a (usually mechanical) suit or costume due to a failure in the suit's design.

Forms of springlock

Noun
pluralspringlocks
Verb
third-person singular presentspringlocks
present participlespringlocking
past participlespringlocked
pastspringlocked

Questions about springlock

What does springlock mean?
Springlock means to trap, injure or kill (a person) by a spring lock (as a result of mechanical failure).
What is springlock the alternative form of?
Springlock is the alternative form of spring lock.
What part of speech is springlock?
Springlock is a verb.
What is the past tense of springlock?
The past tense of springlock is springlocked.

Words near springlock in the dictionary

  1. springlike
  2. springline
  3. springlines
  4. springling
  5. springloaded
  6. springlock
  7. springlocked
  8. springlocking
  9. springlocks
  10. springlong
  11. springly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: springlock (page history and authors); spring lock (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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