| Padlock 1. (n.) 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. 2. (n.) Fig.: A curb; a restraint. 3. (v. t.) To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock. Thesaurus Entries bang, bar, barricade, barrier, batten, batten down, bolt, button, button up, choke, choke off, clap, close, close up, constrict, contain, contract, cover, fasten, fold, fold up, key, latch, lock, lock out, lock up, occlude, plumb, seal, seal off, seal up, secure, shut, shut the door, shut up, slam, snap, squeeze shut, strangle, zip up, zipper |