padlock

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈpæ̞dˌlɒk/
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/ˈpæ̞dˌlɒk/ · /ˈpædˌlɑk/ · /ˈpæ̞dˌlɔk/

Definition of padlock

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle
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noun

  1. A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle

verb

  1. (transitive)To lock using a padlock.
    “Janitors padlock the gates.”

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Etymology

From earlier pad lock (19th c.); Middle English padlock, padlokke, from pad-, of unknown origin, + lok (“lock”). Perhaps originally a lock for a pad (“gate”), or a gate opening to a path, or a lock for a basket or pannier, from UK dialect pad (“a pannier”).

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