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Verb: unlock  ,ún'lók
  1. Open the lock of
    "unlock the door"
     
  2. Become unlocked
    "The door unlocked from the inside"
     
  3. Make (something) available for use, access, or understanding
    "The new software update unlocks additional features"; "The study unlocked new insights into the disease's progression"

Derived forms: unlocks, unlocking, unlocked

Type of: disengage, open, open up

Antonym: lock

Encyclopedia: Unlock