| n. | 1. | A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the bolt, - used for fastening by passing the bow through a staple over a hasp or through the links of a chain, etc. |
| 2. | A curb; a restraint. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock. |
| Noun | 1. | padlock - a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut |
| Verb | 1. | padlock - fasten with a padlock |
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