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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.
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]