padlock
English
A padlock
Etymology
From earlier pad lock (19th c.); Middle English padlok, 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”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpadˌlɒk/
- Hyphenation: pad‧lock
Noun
padlock (plural padlocks)
- A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle
Hypernyms
Translations
type of lock
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See also
Verb
padlock (third-person singular simple present padlocks, present participle padlocking, simple past and past participle padlocked)
- To lock using a padlock.
- 1989, Del Amitri, “Nothing Ever Happens” (song):
- Janitors padlock the gates.
- 1989, Del Amitri, “Nothing Ever Happens” (song):
Translations
to lock using a padlock
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