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Synonyms for padlocking


Grammar : Verb
Spell : pad-lok
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpædˌlɒk

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Définition of padlocking

Origin :
  • "removable lock," late 15c., from lokke (see lock (n.)), but the first element is of unknown origin.
  • As in secure : verb attach, tie up
Example sentences :
  • After dinner I was approaching insanity over the folly of the men who were padlocking my trunks.
  • Extract from : « A Journal from Japan » by Marie Carmichael Stopes
  • To shut people out is like padlocking the orchards on Sunday, and stopping the machinery that makes the apples grow.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair » by Charles McCellan Stevens (AKA 'Quondam')
  • Bart was, therefore, in high spirits as he left the express office, padlocking the door securely.
  • Extract from : « Bart Stirling's Road to Success » by Allen Chapman
  • A gateman crossed the tracks from the in-station, padlocking the gates carefully after him.
  • Extract from : « The Debtor » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

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