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padlock

noun

  1. portable lock with a shackle
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verb

  1. fasten with a padlock
L332447 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpæ̞dˌlɒk/ / /ˈpædˌlɑk/ / /ˈpæ̞dˌlɔk/

noun

Etymology: From earlier pad lock (19th c.); Middle English padlock, padlokke, from pad-, of unknown origin, + lok (“lock”). Perhaps originally a lock for a pad (“gate”), or a gate opening to a path, or a lock for a basket or pannier, from UK dialect pad (“a pannier”).

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

verb

Etymology: From earlier pad lock (19th c.); Middle English padlock, padlokke, from pad-, of unknown origin, + lok (“lock”). Perhaps originally a lock for a pad (“gate”), or a gate opening to a path, or a lock for a basket or pannier, from UK dialect pad (“a pannier”).

  1. To lock using a padlock.

    Janitors padlock the gates.