padlock
noun
- portable lock with a shackle
verb
- fasten with a padlock
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”).
- 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”).
- To lock using a padlock.
“Janitors padlock the gates.”