Unlock

Quick meaning: Unlock is a verb meaning (transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.

Meaning

(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system.
2. (transitive, mobile telephony) To configure (a mobile phone) so that it is not bound to any particular carrier.
3. (transitive) To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge or potential.
4. (intransitive) To be or become unfastened or unrestrained.
5. (transitive, figurative) To make available.
6. (transitive) To undermine something that has control over a situation; to find a way to counter or oppose.
7. The act of unlocking something.

Example Sentences

I unlocked the door and walked in.

The discovery of a clue unlocked the mystery.

I unlocked the dictionary article so I could edit it.

Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it.

Word Forms

• unlocks
• unlocking
• unlocked

Synonyms for unlock

Depending on context, synonyms include unlockable.

Antonyms for unlock

Common opposites include lock.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unsecured, unbarred, unbolted, unlatched, unblocking, unblock.

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