noun, verb
noun a type of lock that is used to fasten two things together or to fasten one thing to another. Padlocks are used with chains on gates, bicycles, etc.
verb [VN] ~ sth (to sth) to lock sth with a padlock:
She always padlocked her bike to the railings. * The doors were padlocked.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for padlock is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does padlock appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — padlock appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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