Padlock

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A detachable lock with a U-shaped bar hinged at one end, designed to be passed through the staple of a hasp or a link in a chain and then snapped shut.
  • v. To lock up with or as if with a padlock.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle
  • v. To lock using a padlock.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • n. A curb; a restraint.
  • v. To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A portable lock with a pivoted bow or hasp or a sliding hasp, designed to fit over a staple or engage a ring and to hang suspended when closed.
  • To fasten by or as by means of a padlock.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. fasten with a padlock
  • n. 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
  • Verb Form
    padlocked    padlocking    padlocks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lock   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    padlocked    padlocking   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    curb    restraint    stop    shut   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hasp    hinge    fastening    knocker    doorknob    handcuff    buckle    manacle    keyhole    latch