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# padlock

noun (a padlock, padlocks); verb (padlock, padlocks, padlocked, padlocking)

«padlock» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A padlock is a lock you can take off and move, with a curved metal bar (a shackle) that clicks into the body, opened with a key or a combination. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padlock/#m1)
2. To padlock something is to lock it with a padlock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padlock/#m2)
3. A small padlock picture on a website means the connection is secure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padlock/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life padlocks lock bike chains, school lockers, gates and sheds. In online safety lessons the padlock in the browser's address bar shows a secure site, though it does not prove the site is honest. In maths puzzles, combination padlocks give counting problems. Phrases: «a combination padlock», «padlock the gate», «the padlock icon».

### Examples

- I put a padlock on my locker at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padlock/#x1)
- Dad padlocked the shed so nobody could take the bikes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padlock/#x2)
- My padlock has a three-number code. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padlock/#x3)
- A three-digit combination padlock has 1000 possible codes, from 000 to 999. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padlock/#x4)
- The rusty padlock would not open. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padlock/#x5)
- Look for the padlock in the address bar before typing a password. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padlock/#x6)
- The farmer padlocked the gate to keep the cows in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padlock/#x7)
- Prince Ivan dug it up and saw an iron plate with twelve padlocks on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padlock/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a padlock, padlocks. Past: padlocked. A padlock icon means the data is encrypted, not that the website is safe or trustworthy. Counting codes: digits 0–9 on each wheel, so 10 × 10 × 10 = 1000 for three wheels.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «padlock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padlock/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«padlock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/padlock.html) on Mova free.