padlock

[ pad-lok ]

/ ˈpædˌlɒk /

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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.

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Origin of padlock

First recorded in 1425–75, padlock is from the late Middle English word padlok.See pod⁴, lock¹

OTHER WORDS FROM padlock

un·pad·locked, adjective

Words nearby padlock

Paderewski, padeye, pad foot, padishah, padkos, padlock, Padma Shri, padouk, Padova, padparadschah sapphire, padre

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How to use padlock in a sentence

Just drill holes through it to match the mounting points of whatever rack or solution you’re using, then secure the top strap with a padlock.
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Aside from the patisserie, I rarely frequented any of those establishments, yet I feel a twinge in my chest every time I see the padlocks.
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The body lay in an aboveground marble sarcophagus guarded by no groundskeepers or watchmen, just one lonely padlock.
Invasion of the Celebrity Body Snatchers, From Charlie Chaplin to Casey Kasem|Melissa Leon|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the Pont des Arts we buy a padlock engraved with our initials, T and E.
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Yet Romney happily slid his leg into this manacle, slammed down the padlock, and threw the key into the river.
Michael Tomasky: Obama’s High-Stakes Gamble on Gay Marriage|Michael Tomasky|May 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
One tent had a padlock on the front, a visible if not effective request for some privacy.
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An hour later, with a nice, shiny new padlock, I went back to the composing-room.
Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis
The light was switched off, and Bud heard the doors pulled shut, and the rattle of the padlock and chain.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
If he had been surprised at seeing the padlock, it was nothing to the burning indignation which now possessed him.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
What was his astonishment at finding an enormous padlock and a heavy chain upon the door!
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
Still, they were so honest that a padlock, broken by mistake, was secretly replaced by a new one on the next day.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber

British Dictionary definitions for 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

Word Origin for padlock

C15 pad, of obscure origin

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