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padlock

/ˈpædlɒk/noun

उच्चारण पैड्लॉक

ताला

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a kind of lock with a curved metal bar that is opened with a key or a set of numbers, used to fasten gates, doors, boxes and bicycles

    ताला

    • Put a padlock on the gate before you leave.
    • Somebody broke the padlock and stole the bicycle.
    • He bought a strong padlock for the shop shutter.
    + 2 more examples
    • Don't forget to close the padlock on the gate.
    • The padlock was rusty and the key would not turn.

    Synonyms lock

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth (to sth)

    to lock something with a padlock

    ताला लगाना

    • The shop was padlocked by the officials.
    • He padlocked his bicycle to the railings.
    • She padlocked the door before going to the village.
    + 2 more examples
    • The cycles were padlocked to the stand outside the library.
    • The old gate has been padlocked for years.

    Synonyms lock

    Opposite unlock