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[ verb ] fasten with a padlock

Used in print

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

He was uttering threats in a low but savage voice when they closed and padlocked the door .

Related terms

lock

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[ noun ] 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

Used in print

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

It was secured by an oversized padlock .

Related terms

lock shackle

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Rhymes with

deadlock wedlock gridlock oarlock hammerlock shylock matchlock havelock locke lock loch roadblock blok bloch bloc block o'clock unlock sherlock flintlock floc clock flock hemlock schlock interlock

Phonetic and Homophones

P AE1 D L AA2 K

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