Padlock
noun
A small, removable lock, often with a U-shaped bar hinged at one end, used to secure an object, especially a gate, door or window.
She secured the shed with a sturdy padlock to make sure nobody could steal her tools.
Often appears as...
- unlock a padlock
- key to the padlock
verb
To fasten or secure with a padlock.
He padlocked the gate to prevent unauthorized access to his property.
Often appears as...
- padlock a bike
- padlock a door
noun
A small, removable lock, often with a U-shaped bar hinged at one end, used to secure an object, especially a gate, door or window.
She secured the shed with a sturdy padlock to make sure nobody could steal her tools.
Often appears as...
- unlock a padlock
- key to the padlock
verb
To fasten or secure with a padlock.
He padlocked the gate to prevent unauthorized access to his property.
Often appears as...
- padlock a bike
- padlock a door
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Security
Padlocks are often associated with safety and preventing theft.
They added a padlock to their fence for extra security.
Pro Tip 2/3Portable Lock
Padlocks are portable; you can use them in different locations, unlike fixed locks.
He brought his padlock to secure his locker at the gym.
Pro Tip 3/3Variety of Sizes
Padlocks come in different sizes for diverse uses, from small boxes to large gates.
She used a small padlock for her jewelry box.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Security
Padlocks are often associated with safety and preventing theft.
They added a padlock to their fence for extra security.
Pro Tip 2/3Portable Lock
Padlocks are portable; you can use them in different locations, unlike fixed locks.
He brought his padlock to secure his locker at the gym.
Pro Tip 3/3Variety of Sizes
Padlocks come in different sizes for diverse uses, from small boxes to large gates.
She used a small padlock for her jewelry box.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Security
Padlocks are often associated with safety and preventing theft.
They added a padlock to their fence for extra security.
Pro Tip 2/3Portable Lock
Padlocks are portable; you can use them in different locations, unlike fixed locks.
He brought his padlock to secure his locker at the gym.
Pro Tip 3/3Variety of Sizes
Padlocks come in different sizes for diverse uses, from small boxes to large gates.
She used a small padlock for her jewelry box.
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And as I made my way down the corridor, a broken, blinking light made it just like the cliche scene from a gangster movie. Our man was early, and he was waiting for me in front of a unit secured with four padlocks down the side. On our opening exchange, it was like a verbal sparring match
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Quote examples
Elizabeth Wurtzel
American Writer
By never marrying, I ended up never divorcing, but I also failed to accumulate that brocade of civility and padlock of security - kids you do or don't want, Tiffany silver you never use - that makes life complete.
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Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
I was brought up as an only child, and we were very close. But when I was 14, we got evicted. We came home to a padlock, and I looked up at my mom and she was crying, and there was nothing to do.
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Mark Frauenfelder
American Journalist
John Edgar Park introduced me to the gentle art of recreational lock-picking. It's fun and potentially useful to know how to tickle tumblers in the right way to open door locks and padlocks.
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A. A. Gill
British Writer
As handbags get ever more absurdly large, so they need to carry more stuff to validate the expense of this huge trunk with chains, buckles and padlocks on.
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Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada
Bolivian Politician
To say to a country that it shouldn't export its gas is like saying, 'Look, the only way we can defeat hunger is to put a padlock on the refrigerator.
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Mel Giedroyc
English Entertainer
Maternity bras are the Alcatraz under-wear. If they were a door they'd have a mortise lock, a padlock and the rest.
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Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish Novelist
No padlocks, bolts, or bars can secure a maiden better than her own reserve.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Wurtzel
American Writer
By never marrying, I ended up never divorcing, but I also failed to accumulate that brocade of civility and padlock of security - kids you do or don't want, Tiffany silver you never use - that makes life complete.
Quote examples
Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
I was brought up as an only child, and we were very close. But when I was 14, we got evicted. We came home to a padlock, and I looked up at my mom and she was crying, and there was nothing to do.
Quote examples
Mark Frauenfelder
American Journalist
John Edgar Park introduced me to the gentle art of recreational lock-picking. It's fun and potentially useful to know how to tickle tumblers in the right way to open door locks and padlocks.
Quote examples
A. A. Gill
British Writer
As handbags get ever more absurdly large, so they need to carry more stuff to validate the expense of this huge trunk with chains, buckles and padlocks on.
Quote examples
Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada
Bolivian Politician
To say to a country that it shouldn't export its gas is like saying, 'Look, the only way we can defeat hunger is to put a padlock on the refrigerator.
Quote examples
Mel Giedroyc
English Entertainer
Maternity bras are the Alcatraz under-wear. If they were a door they'd have a mortise lock, a padlock and the rest.
Quote examples
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish Novelist
No padlocks, bolts, or bars can secure a maiden better than her own reserve.
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