Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Genteel. jen-tÄlâ², adj. well-bred: graceful in manners or in form: fashionable.âadj. Genteelâ²ish, somewhat genteel.âadv. Genteelâ²ly.ân. Genteelâ²ness (same as Gentility).âThe genteel, the manners and usages of genteel or well-bred society.
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word lock and load. Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: A slang military command to prepare weapons for battle. No US weapon includes lock and load as one of the commands related to that weapon, nor is it a recognized range command.
This term originated in the military and meant that your M-16 had the magazine in place and was ready to fire. The order to lock and load means to get ready for action. If you are locked and loaded, it means you are ready for whatever comes next. The term was in use before the M-16. Many western stories and movies have used the saying for rifles as well as for wagons. It also has been used as an old sailing term for the storage of goods being locked into place and loaded aboard. This term originated in the military and meant that your M-16 had the magazine in place and was ready to fire. The order to lock and load means to get ready for action. <br /> <br /> If you are locked and loaded, it means you are ready for whatever comes next. <br /> <br /> The term was in use before the M-16.