"springlock" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: springlocks [present, singular, third-person], springlocking [participle, present], springlocked [participle, past], springlocked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} springlock (third-person singular simple present springlocks, present participle springlocking, simple past and past participle springlocked)
  1. (Internet slang) To be trapped or injured by a spring lock (as a result of mechanical failure). Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-springlock-en-verb-v9RX0i6L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (Internet slang) To be trapped or injured by a spring lock (as a result of mechanical failure).
    (loosely, figurative) To be confined or trapped in something, especially a (usually mechanical) suit or costume due to a failure in the suit's design.
    Tags: Internet, broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-springlock-en-verb-aDyvhiL~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
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