padlocking
present participle ofpadlock
padlock
verb[T]
uk/ˈpæd.lɒk/us/ˈpæd.lɑːk/tofastensomething using a padlock:
Theboxwassecurelypadlocked and no one had thekey.
Locking and bolting
- bar
- batten
- bolt
- handcuff
- hermetically
- latch
- lock
- lock (something) up
- locksomeoneout
- locksomethingaway
- locksomethingin
- lockable
- love lock
- manacle
- padlock
- relock
- shut
- shutsomeoneaway
- under lock and keyidiom
Examplesofpadlocking
padlocking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I know something aboutpadlockingthe safety valve on the boiler.
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It would bepadlockingthe door after the horse has escaped on a large scale.
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He gained notoriety in 1955 forpadlockinga transient hotel that he characterized as a flop house in which men were living in filth.
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