padlock
a portable or detachable lock with a pivoted or sliding shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, staple, or the like.
to fasten with or as with a padlock.
Origin of padlock
1Other words from padlock
- un·pad·locked, adjective
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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.
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.
The Pandemic Has Been Tough for Extroverts. Here's How I Managed to Make Friends Anyway | Belinda Luscombe | April 20, 2021 | TimeThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the Pont des Arts we buy a padlock engraved with our initials, T and E.
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 | THE DAILY BEAST
One tent had a padlock on the front, a visible if not effective request for some privacy.
An hour later, with a nice, shiny new padlock, I went back to the composing-room.
Nine Men in Time | Noel Miller LoomisThe light was switched off, and Bud heard the doors pulled shut, and the rattle of the padlock and chain.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerIf 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. ThompsonWhat was his astonishment at finding an enormous padlock and a heavy chain upon the door!
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonStill, 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
/ (ˈpædˌlɒk) /
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
(tr) to fasten with or as if with a padlock
Origin of padlock
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