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padlock
[ pad-lok ]
noun
- a portable or detachable lock with a pivoted or sliding shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, staple, or the like.
verb (used with object)
- to fasten with or as with a padlock.
padlock
/ ˈpædˌlɒk /
noun
- a detachable lock having a hinged or sliding shackle, which can be used to secure a door, lid, etc, by passing the shackle through rings or staples
verb
- tr to fasten with or as if with a padlock
Other Words From
- un·padlocked adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of padlock1
Example Sentences
As the years passed, they lost sight of their padlock as the global trend for love locks spread and thousands of other locks appeared on the bridge.
Workers tried to escape the flames but the fire door leading to the street had been padlocked, a measure aimed at preventing thefts.
Sensing my interest in the cluster of irregular towers, he stood up, produced a large key ring and began opening a series of padlocks.
It's locked with a huge iron padlock on the main gate.
Members of the group had several metal pipes, a pair of bolt cutters, super glue, padlocks and a long chain, according to a statement from the U.C.L.A.
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