locking noun.
['lɒkɪŋ] E17.[from LOCK verb1 + -ING1.]1. The action of
LOCK verb1; an instance of this. Also with adverbs.
E17.locking plate,
locking ring, etc.
■ P. O'Donnell I'll see to the locking-up. Motor Boat & Yachting The steel hull will take all the knocks and bumps of continual locking. ■ B. Moore Heavy doors clanged shut and he heard a locking sound. attrib.:
2. A mechanism for locking something.
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