Synonyms for padlock
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : pad-lok |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpædˌlɒk |
Top 10 synonyms for padlock Other synonyms for the word padlock
- adjust
- anchor
- bar
- batten down
- bind
- bolt
- bond
- brad
- bung
- button
- button down
- cap
- catch
- chain
- clamp
- clasp
- clinch
- close
- connection
- cork
- coupling
- dowel
- fasten
- fastening
- fixture
- grapple
- hasp
- hitch
- hook
- hook on
- junction
- lag
- lash
- lid
- link
- lock
- lock up
- make fast
- moor
- nail
- obstruction
- occludent
- occlusion
- padlock
- peg
- pinion
- rod
- screw
- settle
- skewer
- sliding bar
- spike
- stake
- staple
- stop
- stopper
- stopple
- stud
- tack
- tampon
- tap
- tie
- tie down
- tighten
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for padlock
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