padlocks
Keyed loop closures
Padlocks are portable locks with a U-shaped shackle that passes through a hasp or chain and clicks shut.
Unlike built-in locks, padlocks can secure gates, lockers, sheds, or storage units—anything with a loop to thread the shackle through.
Someone cut the padlock off the fence.
To padlock something is to secure it this way.
Lock-operating instruments
- haspsHinged metal fasteners
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
latch · safeguard · protection · lockers · gates · sheds · storage · chains
Metal limb restraint
- keywaySlot receiving a key
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- springRecoiling metal spiral
brass · laminated · wafer · clearance · weather-resistant · corrosion-resistant · chrome-plated
Opening locks without keys
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- shimmingAdding thin spacers
- rakeTined yard implement
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
vulnerability · manipulation · exploit · hobbyist · skill · tools · pins · feedback
Practice of hiding information
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
ritual · couples · tradition · vows · attachment · tokens · romance · memorials
keys
Lock-operating instruments
- haspsHinged metal fasteners
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
bolt · latch · safeguard · protection · lockers · gates · sheds · storage · chains · securing
shackle
Metal limb restraint
spring · brass · laminated · wafer · clearance · weather-resistant · corrosion-resistant · chrome-plated
lockpicking
Opening locks without keys
decoding · vulnerability · manipulation · exploit · hobbyist · skill · tools · pins · feedback · competition
secrecy
Practice of hiding information
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
permanence · ritual · couples · tradition · vows · attachment · tokens · romance · memorials · wishes
- hardwaredoor handle, hinge, latch, screw, bolt
- Shipping Securitytracking, insurance, GPS tracking, signature required, sealed containers
- locksdeadbolt, keys, deadbolts, bolt, latch
- barrierswalls, wall, fences, fence, barrier
- fastensattaches, secures, fastens, joins, connects
- locker roomslockers, benches, wooden benches, showers, towels
padlockskeys
Lock-operating instruments
master keys · open doors · lock picks · bolt cutters · free access
- padlock iconSecure site indicator
- padlock keyTool freeing portable locks