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Meanings of padlock in English
Usage of padlock in English
1
Nevertheless it took only twenty seconds for the padlock to spring open.
2
There was a padlock knocking in the wind on the flimsy door.
3
He reached around the end of the boarding and snapped the padlock.
4
The ward turned easily, and the padlock came away in my hand.
5
Already he had set the ax-blade between the padlock and the staple.
6
The slave thought of the padlock-key, examined the pockets, and found it.
7
The key and padlock idea was rejected as a compromise with happiness.
8
Removing the padlock, he let the hasp fall away from the staple.
9
The sledge fell upon the padlock and rebounded with almost equal force.
10
The padlock in itself was nothing, but it implied suspicion-possiblyentangling precautions.
11
He is the padlock of a chain that reaches round the house.
12
A key was being fitted into the padlock of the Waring boathouse.
13
Put them in there and lock them up with a big padlock.
14
The double doors were secured with a heavy chain and rusted padlock.
15
A padlock and thick chains denied them entrance, but not for long.
16
Magician or no, I would put heartier faith in a stout padlock.
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common