portcullis
portcullis · portcullises · portcullised / portcullissed · portcullising
To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullisTo obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
UK/pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/US/pɔɹtˈkʌl.ɪs/
Meaning
1 sensesTo obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
Origin
From Middle English portcolyse, from Old French porte colëice, from porte (“door”) + feminFrom Middle English portcolyse, from Old French porte colëice, from porte (“door”) + feminine of colëiz (“sliding”), ultimately from Latin colāre.
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Forms
portcullises, portcullising, portcullised, portcullised| Base form | portcullis · to portcullis |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | portcullises |
| Present participle | portcullising |
| Past simple | portcullised / portcullissed |
| Past participle | portcullised / portcullissed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.