noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpæ̞dˌlɒk/
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General-American:/ˈpædˌlɑk/
Australian:/ˈpæ̞dˌlɔk/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To lock using a padlock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lock
4
verb
Meaning 4
fasten with a padlock
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lock
History
Etymology
From earlier pad lock (19th c.); Middle English padlock, padlokke, from pad-, of unknown origin, + lok (“lock”). Perhaps originally a lock for a pad (“gate”), or a gate opening to a path, or a lock for a basket or pannier, from UK dialect pad (“a pannier”).
Across languages
Translations
100 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
dry
— type of lock
Arabic:
كَيْلُون
(kaylūn)
— type of lock
Arabic:
كَالُون
(kālūn)
— type of lock
Arabic:
قفل
(ʔifl)
— type of lock
Aromanian:
cãtinar
— type of lock
Azerbaijani:
asma qıfıl
— type of lock
Basque:
giltzarrapo
— type of lock
Belarusian:
замак навясны
(zamak navjasny)
— type of lock
Bulgarian:
катина́р
(katinár)
— type of lock
Catalan:
cadenat
— type of lock
Chinese Mandarin:
掛鎖 /挂锁
(guàsuǒ)
— type of lock
Czech:
visací zámek
— type of lock
Danish:
hængelås
— type of lock
Dutch:
hangslot
— type of lock
Esperanto:
pendseruro
— type of lock
Finnish:
riippulukko
— type of lock
Finnish:
munalukko
— type of lock
French:
cadenas
— type of lock
Galician:
cadeado
— type of lock
Georgian:
ბოქლომი
(boklomi)
— type of lock
German:
Vorhängeschloss
— type of lock
Greek:
λουκέτο
(loukéto)
— type of lock
Gujarati:
તાળું
(tāḷũ)
— type of lock
Hindi:
ताला
(tālā)
— type of lock
Hungarian:
lakat
— type of lock
Hunsrik:
Hengschloss
— type of lock
Hunsrik:
Katëaat
— type of lock
Ido:
padloko
— type of lock
Indonesian:
gembok
— type of lock
Ingrian:
munalukku
— type of lock
Irish:
glas fraincín
— type of lock
Irish:
glas crochta
— type of lock
Italian:
lucchetto
— type of lock
Japanese:
パドロック
(padorokku)
— type of lock
Japanese:
パッドロック
(paddorokku)
— type of lock
Japanese:
蝦錠
(ebijō)
— type of lock
Javanese:
gembok
— type of lock
Javanese:
kontholan
— type of lock
Korean:
자물쇠
(jamulsoe)
— type of lock
Lao:
ຮູບກຸນແຈ
(hūp kun chǣ)
— type of lock
Lithuanian:
spynà
— type of lock
Lun Bawang:
fasek
— type of lock
Luxembourgish:
Schlass
— type of lock
Luxembourgish:
Klauschter
— type of lock
Macedonian:
ка́танец
(kátanec)
— type of lock
Macedonian:
ка́тинар
(kátinar)
— type of lock
Malay:
mangga
— type of lock
Malay:
ibu kunci
— type of lock
Mongolian:
цоожоор
(coožoor)
— type of lock
Norwegian Bokmål:
hengelås
— type of lock
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hengelås
— type of lock
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hengjelås
— type of lock
Plautdietsch:
Henjschlott
— type of lock
Polish:
kłódka
— type of lock
Portuguese:
cadeado
— type of lock
Portuguese:
aloquete
— type of lock
Punjabi:
ਕੁੰਡੀ
(kuṇḍī)
— type of lock
Punjabi:
کُنْڈی
(kunḍī)
— type of lock
Romanian:
lacăt
— type of lock
Russian:
вися́чий замо́к
(visjáčij zamók)
— type of lock
Russian:
замо́к
(zamók)
— type of lock
Serbo-Croatian:
ка̀танац
— type of lock
Serbo-Croatian:
ло̏кот
— type of lock
Serbo-Croatian:
kàtanac
— type of lock
Serbo-Croatian:
lȍkot
— type of lock
Slovene:
žabica
— type of lock
Lower Sorbian:
pyto
— type of lock
Spanish:
candado
— type of lock
Swahili:
kufuli
— type of lock
Swedish:
hänglås
— type of lock
Tarifit:
tišfart
— type of lock
Telugu:
తాళము
(tāḷamu)
— type of lock
Thai:
แม่กุญแจ
(mɛ̂ɛ-gun-jɛɛ)
— type of lock
Turkish:
asma kilit
— type of lock
Unami:
këpakhwikàn
— type of lock
Urdu:
تالا
(tālā)
— type of lock
Uzbek:
osma qulf
— type of lock
Welsh:
clo clap
— type of lock
Welsh:
clo clwt
— type of lock
Yup'ik:
kelucaq
— type of lock
Chinese Mandarin:
用掛鎖鎖上 /用挂锁锁上
(yòng guàsuǒ suǒshàng)
— to lock using a padlock
Dutch:
met een hangslot afsluiten
— to lock using a padlock
Finnish:
sulkea riippulukolla
— to lock using a padlock
French:
cadenasser
— to lock using a padlock
German:
mit einem Vorhängeschloss verschließen
— to lock using a padlock
Hungarian:
lakatol
— to lock using a padlock
Hungarian:
lelakatol
— to lock using a padlock
Hungarian:
bezár
— to lock using a padlock
Hungarian:
lezár
— to lock using a padlock
Ido:
padlokagar
— to lock using a padlock
Italian:
lucchetto
— to lock using a padlock
Lun Bawang:
masek
— to lock using a padlock
Macedonian:
закатанчува
(zakatančuva)
— to lock using a padlock
Polish:
zamykać na kłódkę
— to lock using a padlock
Polish:
zamknąć na kłódkę
— to lock using a padlock