a lock, usually with a panel with numbered dials that must be rotated in a specific fashion in order to unlock
A padlock is a lock which is used for fastening two things together. It consists of a block of metal with a U-shaped bar attached to it. One end of the bar is released by turning a key in the lock. They had put a padlock on the door of his flat
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 fasten with a 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
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
To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock
If you padlock something, you lock it or fasten it to something else using a padlock. Eddie parked his cycle against a lamp post and padlocked it