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

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  1. v. t. To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest.
  2. v. t. To open, in general; to lay open; to undo.
  3. v. open the lock of
  4. v. set free or release
  5. v. become unlocked
  6. 1. To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest. 2. To open, in general; to lay open; to undo. Unlock your springs, and open all your shades. Pope. [Lord] unlock the spell of sin. J. H. Newman.
  7. v:100 v. open the lock of v. set free or release v. become unlocked