Antonyms for padlocked


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : pad-lok
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpædˌlɒk


Definition of padlocked

Origin :
  • "removable lock," late 15c., from lokke (see lock (n.)), but the first element is of unknown origin.
  • As in tight : adj sealed
  • As in locked : adj secured
  • As in closed : adj shut, out of service
  • As in secure : verb attach, tie up
Example sentences :
  • Her sails were furled; the slide of her scuttle hatch was closed and padlocked.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • There were chests and boxes, some of them padlocked, and all with cushions on them for seats.
  • Extract from : « Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies » by Alice B. Emerson
  • They flung themselves against the door, but the door was padlocked.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • If they could, they would have padlocked a chain to her ankle and a collar about her neck.
  • Extract from : « The Bill-Toppers » by Andre Castaigne
  • I passed a padlocked door, two corners, and faced the void of fog.
  • Extract from : « The Riddle of the Sands » by Erskine Childers
  • She was used to seeing it padlocked, and to listen in vain for an answer to her call.
  • Extract from : « A Dog with a Bad Name » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • The door was hasped, with a crook let into a staple so that it might, if necessary, be padlocked.
  • Extract from : « In the Roar of the Sea » by Sabine Baring-Gould
  • Hal approached the gate, which was of iron bars, and padlocked.
  • Extract from : « King Coal » by Upton Sinclair
  • The book, to be sure, is padlocked, but we happen to know where it is kept.
  • Extract from : « Alice Sit-By-The-Fire » by J. M. Barrie
  • But he did not explain the mystery of his padlocked treasures.
  • Extract from : « The Incendiary » by W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy

Synonyms for padlocked

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