padlock

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpadˌlɒk/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: pad‧lock

Noun

Singular padlock

Plural padlocks

Some versions of padlocks.

1. (countable) A padlock is a small lock. You can hang it on the door, gate, bicycle.

Verb

Plain form padlock

Third-person singular padlocks

Past tense padlocked

Past participle padlocked

Present participle padlocking

1. If you padlock something, you lock it with a padlock.