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Padlock
01
a detachable lock with a hinged or sliding shackle that can be passed through an opening and then secured shut, typically used to secure doors, gates, lockers, or containers
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
padlocks
Examples
He secured the shed with a heavy-duty padlock.
to padlock
01
to secure something using a padlock
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
padlock
3rd person singular
padlocks
Present participle
padlocking
Past simple
padlocked
Past participle
padlocked
Examples
They padlocked the storage unit before leaving.
Lexical Tree
padlock
pad
lock
