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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
/ ˈæˌɒ /
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 51Թ Forms
- unpadlocked adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of padlock1
Example Sentences
In Paris, it has been made illegal to attach a padlock after part of the bridge collapsed in 2014.
“He says I have an aptitude for devotion,” the smitten boy beams, with his master’s padlock chained around his neck.
Fisher padlocked the cage, and threatened to call the media.
A massive "Home Furnishings" banner glares over the line of grubby once-white caravans, many with padlocked doors and windows taped shut.
His home is padlocked shut, and rebels are more reluctant to grant entry there.
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