noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
lock/padlock a gate (= close it with a key/a special lock )
▪
She locked the gate behind her.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪
Ahead stood an unpainted shed with one high window and one door clamped shut with a great padlock .
▪
At this hour they were all barricaded and fortified, protected by wire and armed with heavy padlocks.
▪
Put any valuables out of sight, preferably in a strong locker with a secure padlock .
▪
The padlocks on the gates will also be removed to allow pedestrian access.
▪
The creak and click of door and padlock roused Midnight.
▪
The dean of students ordered the police to come and cut the padlock , but then to leave the campus.