padlock
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padlock
- /ˈpæ̞dˌlɒk/ UK
- /ˈpædˌlɑk/ US
- /ˈpæ̞dˌlɔk/ Australia
Where it comes from
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”).
noun padlocks
- A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle He secured the gate with a heavy padlock.
verb padlocks · padlocking · padlocked
- To lock using a padlock. Janitors padlock the gates.
Translations
Every language
noun type of lock
| Español | candado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자물쇠 jamulsoe |
| 日本語 | パドロック padorokku, パッドロック paddorokku, 蝦錠 ebijō |
| 中文 | 掛鎖 /挂锁 guàsuǒ |
| हिन्दी | ताला tālā |
| Kiswahili | kufuli |
| Português | cadeado, aloquete |
| Français | cadenas |
| Deutsch | Vorhängeschloss |
| Italiano | lucchetto |
| Ελληνικά | λουκέτο loukéto |
| Română | lacăt |
| Русский | вися́чий замо́к visjáčij zamók, замо́к zamók |
| العربية | كَيْلُون kaylūn, كَالُون kālūn |
verb to lock using a padlock
| Español | candar, asegurar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 用掛鎖鎖上 /用挂锁锁上 yòng guàsuǒ suǒshàng |
| Português | cadear, trancar |
| Français | cadenasser |
| Deutsch | mit einem Vorhängeschloss verschließen |
| Italiano | lucchetto |
Talk about this word "padlock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/padlock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. padlock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/padlock "padlock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/padlock.Cite this
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