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padlock

[ pad-lok ]

noun

  1. 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)

  1. to fasten with or as with a padlock.

padlock

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noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to fasten with or as if with a padlock
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of padlock1

First recorded in 1425–75, padlock is from the late Middle English word padlok. See pod 4, lock 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of padlock1

C15 pad, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

His home is padlocked shut, and rebels are more reluctant to grant entry there.

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Every cell door is padlocked and secured with three bolts.

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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.

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Workers tried to escape the flames but the fire door leading to the street had been padlocked, a measure aimed at preventing thefts.

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Sensing my interest in the cluster of irregular towers, he stood up, produced a large key ring and began opening a series of padlocks.

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