'Padlock' definitions:
Definition of 'padlock'
(from WordNet)
noun
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
verb
Fasten with a padlock
Definition of 'Padlock'
From: GCIDE
- Padlock \Pad"lock`\, n. [Perh. orig., a lock for a pad gate, or a gate opening to a path, or perh., a lock for a basket or pannier, and from Prov. E. pad a pannier. Cf. Pad a path, Paddler.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: A curb; a restraint. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Padlock'
From: GCIDE
- Padlock \Pad"lock`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Padlocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Padlocking.] To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock. --Milton. Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'padlock'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bang,
- bar,
- barricade,
- barrier,
- batten,
- batten down,
- bolt,
- button,
- button up,
- choke,
- choke off,
- clap,
- close,
- close up,
- constrict,
- contain,
- contract,
- cover,
- fasten,
- fold,
- fold up,
- key,
- latch,
- lock,
- lock out,
- lock up,
- occlude,
- plumb,
- seal,
- seal off,
- seal up,
- secure,
- shut,
- shut the door,
- shut up,
- slam,
- snap,
- squeeze shut,
- strangle,
- zip up,
- zipper