unpadlock
Open the hasp
To unpadlock is to remove a padlock from something, unlocking and freeing it: She unpadlocked the gate and swung it open.
The word appears occasionally in figurative contexts suggesting release from constraint: unpadlock the mind.
Lock-opening device
- keyholeOpening for a lock
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- haspHinged metal fastener
- shackleMetal limb restraint
bolt · latch · clasp · mechanism · tumbler · cylinder · open · disengage
Without payment or restriction
- releaseTo let go
- liberateSet free from captivity
- unchainRemove restraining links
- unfetterRemove restraints from
uncuff · unbind · escape · rescue · captive · prisoner · emancipate · loose
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- secretConcealed information
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- possibilityState of being achievable
discovery · breakthrough · reveal · unblock · enable · permission · barrier · obstacle
key
Lock-opening device
- keyholeOpening for a lock
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- haspHinged metal fastener
shackle · bolt · latch · clasp · mechanism · tumbler · cylinder · open · disengage · unfasten
free
Without payment or restriction
unfetter · uncuff · unbind · escape · rescue · captive · prisoner · emancipate · loose · detach
opportunity
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- secretConcealed information
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
possibility · discovery · breakthrough · reveal · unblock · enable · permission · barrier · obstacle · restriction
gate
Hinged barrier in fence
toolbox · cabinet · storage · entry · barrier · chain · bicycle · entrance · container · compartment