Unlock
English
Verb
Unlock (third-person singular simple present Unlocks, present participle Unlocking, simple past and past participle Unlocked)
- (transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
- I unlocked the door and walked in
- (transitive) to give access to something
- I unlocked the dictionary article so it could be edited
- (transitive) To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge.
- The discovery of a clue unlocked the mystery
- (intransitive) To be or become unfastened or unrestrained
- The safe was already unlocked
Adverbs for Unlock
automatically; readily; rustily; smoothly; easily; temporarily; dexterously.
Thesaurus
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
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒk
