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- [pad-lok]
- /ˈpædˌlɒk/
- /ˈpæd.lɒk/
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- [pad-lok]
- /ˈpædˌlɒk/
Definitions of padlock word
- noun padlock a portable or detachable lock with a pivoted or sliding shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, staple, or the like. 1
- verb with object padlock to fasten with or as with a padlock. 1
- noun padlock detachable lock 1
- transitive verb padlock lock with padlock 1
- countable noun padlock A padlock 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. 0
- verb padlock If you padlock something, you lock it or fasten it to something else using a padlock. 0
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Origin of padlock
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1425-75, padlock is from the late Middle English word padlok. See pod3, lock1
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Parts of speech for Padlock
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
padlock popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
padlock usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for padlock
noun padlock
- brad — a small tapered nail having a small head that is either symmetrical or formed on one side only
- bung — A bung is a round piece of wood, cork, or rubber which you use to close the hole in a container such as a barrel or flask.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
- latch — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- lock — a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
verb padlock
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- lock up — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
Antonyms for padlock
Top questions with padlock
- how to pick a padlock?
- how to open a padlock?
- how to unlock a padlock without a key?
- how to unlock a padlock?
- how to pick a padlock with a bobby pin?
- how to pick a master padlock?
- how to pick a padlock with a paperclip?
- how to open padlock without key?
- how to open a padlock without a key?
- what is a padlock?
- how to use a padlock?
- how to crack a padlock?
- how to break a padlock?
- how to open padlock?
- what does the padlock symbol mean on iphone 5?
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