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 phrase refers to the actions required to prepare a gun for firing. Lock is an archaic term for what is now called the action or the receiver. It was originally called the lock because the mechanism locked the hammer back in the cocked position. The trigger releases the lock to fire the weapon.