PADLOCK


Meaning of PADLOCK in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

A ~ is a lock which is used for fastening two things together. It consists of a block of metal with a U-shaped bar attached to it. One end of the bar is released by turning a key in the lock.

They had put a ~ on the door of his flat.

N-COUNT

2.

If you ~ something, you lock it or fasten it to something else using a ~.

Eddie parked his cycle against a lamp post and ~ed it...

VERB: V n, also V n to n

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