: a removable lock with a shackle that can be passed through a staple or link and then secured
padlock
transitive verb
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Residents can invest in a padlock for their electrical circuit boxes to deter easy access for burglars who want to interfere with the alarm system.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The collection includes souvenir mugs, snow globes, umbrellas, padlocks and T-shirts, for instance.
—Alex Wynne, WWD, 21 June 2024
Image Sheriff Anthony Miranda, in an interview at his office in Queens, said that the padlocks cut off income that the shops relied on to absorb the cost of violations.
—Ashley Southall, New York Times, 13 June 2024
After the police officers had bagged and weighed the contraband and sent it off in an evidence van, a sheriff’s sergeant sealed the entrances to the store with padlocks.
—Ashley Southall, New York Times, 13 June 2024
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The collection includes souvenir mugs, snow globes, umbrellas, padlocks and T-shirts, for instance.
—Alex Wynne, WWD, 21 June 2024
Image Sheriff Anthony Miranda, in an interview at his office in Queens, said that the padlocks cut off income that the shops relied on to absorb the cost of violations.
—Ashley Southall, New York Times, 13 June 2024
After the police officers had bagged and weighed the contraband and sent it off in an evidence van, a sheriff’s sergeant sealed the entrances to the store with padlocks.
—Ashley Southall, New York Times, 13 June 2024
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“Padlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/padlock. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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padlock
noun
pad·lock
ˈpad-ˌläk 
: a removable lock with a curved piece that snaps into a catch
padlock
verb
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