Collocations for "padlock"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "padlock" in context.
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padlock
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [suitcase, door, locker, bicycle, motorcycle] padlock
- lock your [suitcase] with a padlock
- a [thick, steel, strong, flimsy] padlock
- lock it up with a padlock
- was locked (up) with a padlock
- a combination padlock
- cut the padlock with bolt cutters
- lost the key to the padlock
- [lost, forgot] my padlock
- forgot the combination to the padlock
- the padlock is [easy, tough] to pick
- the symbol shaped like a padlock
- [a locked, an unlocked] padlock
- forgot the padlock combination
- lost the padlock key
- click on the padlock symbol
- padlock [your bike, the shutter, the door, your case, the storage unit]
- the [bike] was padlocked
- padlock a [bike] to keep it [safe, secure]
- padlocked (it) to [prevent, deter, avoid] theft
- padlock it to a [fence, lamppost, railing]
- [don't forget, make sure you] padlock [it, your]
- padlock [them] together
- padlocked for [security, safe-keeping]
- forgot the padlock combination
- lost the padlock key
- click on the padlock symbol
'padlock' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):