unlock
IPA: ʌnɫˈɑk
noun
- The act of unlocking something.
verb
- (transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
- (transitive) To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system.
- (transitive, mobile telephony) To configure (a mobile phone) so that it is not bound to any particular carrier.
- (transitive) To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge or potential.
- (intransitive) To be or become unfastened or unrestrained.
- (figurative) To make available.
- To undermine something that has control over a situation; to find a way to counter or oppose.
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Examples of "unlock" in Sentences
- Pilt uses the key to unlock the door.
- They unlocked the door with the duplicate key.
- Christopher is the key to unlocking the powers of The legion.
- Gates confidently inserted his key into the gate to unlock it.
- That boldness and simplicity are the keys to unlocking the imagery.
- Pairs had to match the color of the code with the lock and unlock it.
- Hanging off the side of the block was the key to unlock the shackles.
- Pairs had to match the colour of the code with the lock and unlock it.
- It is believed that in her mouth was the key to unlock the special handcuff.
- Hesitantly, he tries the old key he kept, and finds that it unlocks the door.
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