unlock

unlock
Synonyms and related words:
account for, allegorize, answer, bare, bottom, cast off, clarify, clear, clear up, crack, debug, decipher, decode, demonstrate, demythologize, deobstruct, detach, disclose, disengage, disentangle, divine, do, doff, dope, dope out, elucidate, enlighten, euhemerize, exemplify, explain, explain away, explicate, expose, exposit, expound, fathom, figure out, find out, find the answer, find the solution, free, get, get right, give reason for, give the meaning, guess, guess right, have it, hit it, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, liberate, loose, loosen, make clear, make out, make plain, manifest, open the lock, patefy, plumb, popularize, psych, psych out, puzzle out, rationalize, ravel, ravel out, release, remove, resolve, reveal, riddle, shed light upon, show, show how, show the way, simplify, solve, sort out, spell out, take off, throw light upon, unbar, unbind, unblock, unbolt, unbridle, unbuckle, unbutton, uncage, uncase, unchain, unclasp, unclench, unclog, unclutch, uncork, uncover, uncurtain, undo, undrape, unfasten, unfetter, unfold, unfoul, ungag, unglue, unhandcuff, unhobble, unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unloose, unloosen, unmanacle, unmuzzle, unpen, unpinion, unplug, unravel, unriddle, unroll, unscramble, unseal, unshackle, unsheathe, unshut, unstick, unstop, unstrap, untangle, untether, untie, untruss, untwist, unveil, unweave, unwrap, unyoke, weigh anchor, work, work out

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  • Unlock — Un*lock , v. t. [Cf. AS. unl?can. See 1st {Un }, and {Lock}, v. t.] 1. To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest. [1913 Webster] 2. To open, in general; to lay open; to undo. [1913 Webster] Unlock your springs, and open all… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unlock — [unläk′] vt. 1. a) to open (a lock) b) to open the lock of (a door, chest, etc.) 2. to let loose as if by opening a lock; release [to unlock a torrent of grief] 3. to cause to separate; part [to unlock clenched jaws] 4 …   English World dictionary

  • unlock — UK US /ʌnˈlɒk/ verb [T] FINANCE ► to make something available to be used in order to increase its value or to make a profit from it: »If we do not unlock the value of this business, someone else will. »The demerger will unlock shareholder value… …   Financial and business terms

  • unlock — index disencumber, disengage, disenthrall, dissociate, find (discover), solve Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • unlock — (v.) c.1400, from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + LOCK (Cf. lock) (v.). Figurative sense is attested from 1530s. Related: Unlocked; unlocking …   Etymology dictionary

  • unlock — [v] open; solve break in, crack, decipher, free, jimmy, liberate, open the door*, pop, release, set free, unbolt, unbutton, uncork, undo, unfasten, unhook, unlatch, unravel, unseal, unshut; concepts 135,250,469 …   New thesaurus

  • unlock — ► VERB 1) undo the lock of (something) using a key. 2) make (something previously inaccessible or unexploited) available …   English terms dictionary

  • unlock */ — UK [ʌnˈlɒk] / US [ʌnˈlɑk] verb [transitive] Word forms unlock : present tense I/you/we/they unlock he/she/it unlocks present participle unlocking past tense unlocked past participle unlocked 1) to open the lock on something such as a door or a… …   English dictionary

  • unlock — [[t]ʌ̱nlɒ̱k[/t]] unlocks, unlocking, unlocked 1) VERB If you unlock something such as a door, a room, or a container that has a lock, you open it using a key. [V n] He unlocked the car and threw the coat on to the back seat... [V n] She unlocked… …   English dictionary

  • unlock — unlockable, adj. /un lok /, v.t. 1. to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), esp. with a key. 2. to open or release by or as if by undoing a lock. 3. to open (anything firmly closed or joined): to unlock the jaws. 4. to lay open; disclose: to… …   Universalium

  • unlock — verb Unlock is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑key Unlock is used with these nouns as the object: ↑capital, ↑car, ↑door, ↑drawer, ↑handcuffs, ↑mystery, ↑potential, ↑secret, ↑vault …   Collocations dictionary

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