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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Fig.: A curb; a restraint. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. fasten with a padlock Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. 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. Fig.: A curb; a restraint. To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock. Milton. Tennyson. Source: webster
  7. 7. To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; toconfine as by a padlock. Milton. Tennyson. Source: adambom
  8. 8. v:31/n:69 n. a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut v. fasten with a padlock Source: ecdict

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