Unlock

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’k

Full definition of unlock

Verb

1. (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.
2. (transitive) To obtain access to something.
• 2013-07-20, Welcome to the plastisphere, Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.
3. I unlocked the dictionary article so it could be edited.
   This computer game is shareware, but you can pay for a code to unlock the full version.
4. (transitive) To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge.
   The discovery of a clue unlocked the mystery.
5. (intransitive) To be or become unfastened or unrestrained.
   The safe was already unlocked.
• Grey Riders|8He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked.