padlock

pad-lock · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A detachable lock with a U-shaped bar that can be passed through a ring or staple and then snapped shut.

  2. 2.

    (verb) To secure something with a padlock.

Forms

plural: padlocks

Related words

See also: key, lock, security
Synonyms: combination lock, lock

Etymology

From Middle English padlok, possibly from pad (basket, panniers) + lok (lock), originally referring to a lock used on traveling baskets.