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springlocking

springlocking is the present participle and gerund of springlock.

Meaning of springlock

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.

Questions about springlocking

What is springlocking the present participle and gerund of?
Springlocking is the present participle and gerund of springlock.

Words near springlocking in the dictionary

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

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