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Unlocking
To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
📖 Definitions of "Unlocking"
- 1
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
To obtain access to something.
"I unlocked the dictionary article so I could edit it."
- 3
To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge.
"The discovery of a clue unlocked the mystery."
- 4
To be or become unfastened or unrestrained.
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The act by which something is unlocked.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Unlocking"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unsecured | Of a loan or guarantee, without collateral. |
| unbarred | Not fitted or closed with bars. |
| unbolted | Not fastened with a bolt. |
| unfastened | Not fastened. |
| unlatched | Of a gate, etc., not latched, or that has been unlatched. |
| unblockingnoun | The process by which something is unblocked. |
| unblockverb | (transitive) To remove or clear a block or obstruction from. |
| unveilingnoun | The act of unveiling or uncovering. |
| releasingnoun | The act by which something is released. |
| releaseverb | (transitive) To let go of; to cease to hold or contain. |
| freeingnoun | The act of making something free; liberation. |
| liberatingnoun | The act of liberating; liberation. |
| liberateverb | (transitive) To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly |
| breakingnoun | The act by which something is broken. |
| lockdownnoun | The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic. |
| easingnoun | The act by which something is eased. |
| openingnoun | An act or instance of making or becoming open. |
| blazingnoun | Of tremendous intensity, heat (thermal energy) or fervor; white-hot. |
| discoververb | (transitive) To find or learn something for the first time. |
| discoveringnoun | A discovery. |
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