Antonyms for padlock

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : pad-lok

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpædˌlɒk

Definition of padlock

Origin : "removable lock," late 15c., from lokke (see lock (n.)), but the first element is of unknown origin.

As in latch : noun lock
As in lock : noun device that fastens and bars free passage
As in bolt : noun lock; part of lock
As in closure : noun plug, seal
As in secure : verb attach, tie up

Example sentences :

After refastening the padlock, they both returned to the bench.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

He got out with a padlock and chain; and, having put these in place, offered Alice his hand.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

As he placed the key in the padlock, he could hear the rattle of the chains of the man inside.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

He walked to the door and took out his gun as he examined the padlock.
Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts

When the padlock snapped behind him Code took in his surroundings.
Extract from : « The Harbor of Doubt » by Frank Williams

From one of these depended a short chain, from the other a padlock.
Extract from : « The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index » by Various

Soon after, the sound of a key in the padlock outside woke me.
Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson

Durkin had the padlock off the stone shack, and pulled back the door.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various

It made him more furious than my attempt to saw his padlock.
Extract from : « Mary Louise in the Country » by L. Frank Baum (AKA Edith Van Dyne)

The Indians pushed forward as their leader snapped open the padlock.
Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet

Synonyms for padlock

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