Padlock

Word PADLOCK
Character 7
Hyphenation pad lock
Pronunciations /ˈpadˌlɒk/

Definitions and meanings of "Padlock"

What do we mean by padlock?

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. noun

To lock up with or as if with a padlock. transitive verb

To fasten by or as by means of a padlock.

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. noun

To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock. transitive verb

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. noun

A curb; a restraint. noun

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

To lock using a padlock. verb

Fasten with a padlock verb

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 noun

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

Synonyms and Antonyms for Padlock

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The word "padlock" in example sentences

To open the padlock, you must press the buttons. key number 1 to represent the letter 'a', the key number 2 to represent the letter 'f', and so on. code to open the padlock is 'padlock'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He takes a paper clip out of his pocket and opens it out, and I think maybe he has a penknife, too, and next thing I know the padlock is open. ❋ Unknown (1963)

"Azactly," said Old Gillman; and slipped the padlock from the staple and put it in his pocket. ❋ Unknown (1922)

'Azactly,' said Old Gillman; and slipped the padlock from the staple and put it in his pocket. ❋ Unknown (1921)

Stuffed carefully into a steel locker secured with a padlock were the blocks of Semtex explosives, and on top of that locker lay one of the M-249 Squad Automatic Weapons. ❋ Z.A. Recht (2008)

This was a kind of padlock, which shut up all access to the seat of voluptuousness. ❋ John Davenport (1833)

There is no "padlock" to show that the other people in your conversation are also using secure Skype clients. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another option is a third-party 'padlock' security program for smartphones / PDAs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mfd, the bacterial TRCF RNA polymerase stalled at DNA damage is recognized by Mfd pre-incision complex (UvrB "padlock" bound to damaged DNA) RNA, RNAP Mfd UvrA 2 UvrA 2 UvrB RNA Pol Mfd COUPLING ❋ Unknown (2010)

"SSL certificates are the primary mechanism for ensuring that secure web sites -- those displaying that reassuring" padlock "icon in the address bar -- really are who they purport to be. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And generally speaking it's some kind of padlock style device, "he said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The manager tells us, "We are going to provide them a padlock which is very thick and very hard to cut. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The only way to release your souls is to find the key and unlock your padlock. ❋ Ronda Carman (2011)

And while the padlock craze has enraptured countless lovers in several countries around the world, it is a topic that divides the public. ❋ Ronda Carman (2011)

In Moccia's book the main characters attach a padlock to the Ponte Milvio Bridge in Rome, kiss and throw away the key. ❋ Ronda Carman (2011)

A padlock and piece of chain are a cheap subsitute to a new stand. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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