Definition of Padlock

1. Verb. Fasten with a padlock.

Generic synonyms: Lock

2. Noun. A detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut.
Generic synonyms: Lock
Terms within: Shackle

Definition of Padlock

1. n. A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the bolt, -- used for fastening by passing the bow through a staple over a hasp or through the links of a chain, etc.

2. v. t. To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock.

Definition of Padlock

1. Noun. A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle ¹

2. Verb. To lock using a padlock. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Padlock

1. to secure with a type of lock [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Padlock

paderaite
paderero
padereros
padfolio
padfolios
padge
padges
padi
padis
padishah
padishahs
padkos
padle
padles
padless
padlock (current term)
padlocked
padlocking
padlocks
padma
padmaite
padmas
padnag
padnags
padouk
padouks
padow
padres
padri
padrone

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