: 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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If Nintendo keeps a padlock on its secrets, then Miyamoto’s mind is a bank vault.
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Chris Plante, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
Lock into your goals for the Year of the Horse with this Loewe padlock charm in brass with a silver and gold finish.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
The handles can accommodate a padlock to further secure valuable items.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
This was followed by the sound of bombs dropping, rattling the padlocks on our windows, which my grandmother had bought, during the crisis years, to prevent break-ins.
—Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
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Chris Plante, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
Lock into your goals for the Year of the Horse with this Loewe padlock charm in brass with a silver and gold finish.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
The handles can accommodate a padlock to further secure valuable items.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
This was followed by the sound of bombs dropping, rattling the padlocks on our windows, which my grandmother had bought, during the crisis years, to prevent break-ins.
—Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Padlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/padlock. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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