Antonyms for unlock


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhn-lok
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈlɒk


Definition of unlock

Origin :
  • c.1400, from un- (2) + lock (v.). Figurative sense is attested from 1530s. Related: Unlocked; unlocking.
  • verb open; solve
Example sentences :
  • One thing is plain, you must either go to them, or unlock the cellar-door.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • "And that bear of a Ketch won't hurry himself to unlock them," soliloquized he.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • It was the dark chamber of her heart which God only could unlock.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • When you have felled him, get it and unlock the door; then whistle for me.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He soon heard her unlock the door, and in a moment he ran into her arms.
  • Extract from : « The Fairchild Family » by Mary Martha Sherwood
  • I heard her unlock her bedroom door before she entered—an odd thing to do.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
  • I never can get in when I want to, but Neal can get in, and he'll unlock it for you.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • You had better see if you have a key that will unlock his trunk.
  • Extract from : « The Cash Boy » by Horatio Alger Jr.
  • He still had a house and could unlock its door without its meaning anything.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • Any article or relic may serve as a key to unlock the chamber of this hidden camera.
  • Extract from : « Real Ghost Stories » by William T. Stead

Synonyms for unlock

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