Unbar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unbar is a verb meaning (transitive) To unlock or unbolt a door that had been locked or bolted with a bar.
Meaning
(transitive) To unlock or unbolt a door that had been locked or bolted with a bar.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To remove an impediment that obstructs the passage of (someone or something).
- (transitive) To remove a prohibition.
Example Sentences
Only Enid could dare him at such a time, and even she felt occasionally that sinking of the heart which the bravest of tamers may experience as he unbars the gate of the cage.
“No need to unbar gates to thee and me,” said the martlet, as they passed beneath the darkness of that ancient portal, carved with strange devices, and clean through the massy timbers of the bolted gate thickly riveted with silver, into the inner court.
Word Forms
- unbars
- unbarring
- unbarred
Antonyms for unbar
Common opposites include bar.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unbarricade, unbolt, upbar, unlock, unbarb, unpadlock.
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