Definitions for unlock
ʌnˈlɒkun·lock

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unlockverb

   open the lock of

   "unlock the door"

2. unlockverb

   set free or release

3. unlockverb

   become unlocked

   "The door unlocked from the inside"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unlockverb

   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

2. unlockverb

   to give access to something

   I unlocked the dictionary article so it could be edited

3. unlockverb

   To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge.

   The discovery of a clue unlocked the mystery

4. unlockverb

   To be or become unfastened or unrestrained

   The safe was already unlocked

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Unlockverb

   1. To open what is shut with a lock.

   I have seen her unlock her closet, take forth paper. William Shakespeare.

   She springs a light,
   Unlocks the door, and ent’ring out of breath,
   The dying saw, and instruments of death. Dryden.

   2. To open in general.

   My purse, my person, my extremest means,
   Lie all unlock’d to your occasions. William Shakespeare, Mer. of Venice.

   I had not thought to have unlock’d my lips
   In this unhallow’d air, but that this jugler
   Would think to charm my judgment, as mine eyes,
   Obtruding false rules, pranck’d in reason’s garb. John Milton.

   I yielded, and unlock’d her all my heart,
   Who with a grain of manhood well resolv’d,
   Might easily have shook off all her snares. John Milton.

   Sand is an advantage to cold clays, in that it warms them, and unlocks their binding qualities. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   A lixivium of quick-lime unlocks the salts that are entangled in the viscid juices of some scorbutick persons. Arbuthnot.

   Thy forests, Windsor! and thy green retreats
   Invite my lays. Be present, sylvan maids!
   Unlock your springs, and open all your shades. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unlock

   To unlock means to undo a lock or to open something, such as a door, a drawer or a device, by using a key, a code, a password, or a certain method. It can also refer to the act of making something available or accessible that was previously restricted or inaccessible. Additionally, it can mean gaining an understanding, revealing, or discovering something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unlockverb

   to unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest

2. Unlockverb

   to open, in general; to lay open; to undo

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unlock

   un-lok′, v.t. to unfasten what is locked: to open.

Matched Categories

1. • Disengage
   • Open

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How to pronounce unlock?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say unlock in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unlock in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unlock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of unlock in a Sentence

1. David Priess:

   Once that ascertainment is made, it does unlock a whole bunch of things. And it presumably the full range of intelligence community support to the transition team up to and including Biden would commence, but that does not unlock The PDB. That's a separate determination.

2. Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta:

   Ice-jam floods are very unpredictable and conditions can change quickly with little warning, there is no reasonable engineering solution to unlock the ice jams at this point. We have to rely on warm weather to soften the ice.

3. Greg Abbott:

   Congress has an opportunity to unlock even greater economic potential for Texas and the United States by passing the CHIPS Act of 2022, this legislation will assist cementing a secure semiconductor supply chain, which is vital to our nation's economy and national security.

4. Ning Feng:

   Taken together, these findings show that any abnormality in the way BDNF communicates with its receptor and its associated intracardiac signaling appears to unlock a cascade of chemical glitches that eventually leads to poor cardiac function.

5. Rob Richardson:

   After you download the app, as soon as you get on campus it can recognize if you’re in an academic building. You open up the app and lock your phone to start earning these pocket points, as soon as you’re out of class, you unlock your phone and redeem the points.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unlock
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unlock
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unlock
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlock
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unlock
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=unlock