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"word": "achievement unlocked"
}
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"3": "onlūcan",
"t": "to unlock"
},
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"2": "ontluiken",
"t": "to unlock"
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English unloken, unlouken, onlouken, from Old English onlūcan (“to unlock”), equivalent to un- + lock. Cognate with Dutch ontluiken (“to unlock”).",
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{
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"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "unlocking",
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"participle",
"present"
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{
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"text": "I unlocked the door and walked in.",
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"To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination."
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[
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[
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"turning"
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"(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination."
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "koġpacə banal",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "կողպածը բանալ"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "despesllar"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otključvam",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "отключвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "開鎖"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kāisuǒ",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "开锁"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "odemknout"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "låse op"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "openen"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "ontgrendelen"
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{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "malŝlosi"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "avata lukko"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "avata lukitus"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"english": "unlock and open",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "avata"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "déverrouiller"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "aufschließen"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "entriegeln"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "uslukan",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "xekleidóno",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "ξεκλειδώνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "patákh",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "פתח"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "tālā kholnā",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "ताला खोलना"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "kinyit"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "is",
"english": "“open” generally, usually used",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "opna"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "is",
"english": "refers to disabling the lock on a door that usually locks when closed, so that the door will stay unlocked upon closing",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "taka úr lás"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "desklefagar"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "aprire"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"alt": "かいじょうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kaijou suru",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "解錠する"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"alt": "かいじょする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kaijo suru",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "解除する"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"alt": "じょうをあける",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jō o akeru",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "錠をあける"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"alt": "かぎをあける",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kagi o akeru",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "鍵をあける"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "dɑhsao",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "ដោះសោ"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "khai ka chǣ",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "ໄຂກະແຈ"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "atbloķēt"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "atrakinti"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "otklučuva",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "отклучува"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "tālcā kholnu",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "ताल्चा खोल्नु"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "onlūcan"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "otworzyć (kluczem)"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "destrancar"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "descuia"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otpirátʹ",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отпира́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otperétʹ",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отпере́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "abrir"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "abrir con llave"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "desatrancar"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "desbloquear"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "låsa upp"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "upplåsa"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kǎi",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "ไข"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "sgo lcags phye",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "སྒོ་ལྕགས་ཕྱེ"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "açmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "kilidini açmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 4 8 4 4 1 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to undo or open a lock",
"word": "mở khóa"
}
]
},
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"examples": [
{
"text": "I unlocked the dictionary article so I could edit it.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "This computer game is shareware, but you can pay for a code to unlock the full version.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845",
"text": "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.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2019 October, “Funding for 20tph East London line service”, in Modern Railways, page 18",
"text": "The combination of the new station and road improvements is expected to unlock up to 14,000 new homes, with the council saying no more than 2,500 homes can be built at Beaulieu and north east Chelmsford without the station.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system."
],
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"links": [
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"access",
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]
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"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "give access to something",
"word": "ontgrendelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 67 14 4 3 1 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "give access to something",
"word": "avata"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 67 14 4 3 1 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "give access to something",
"word": "déverrouiller"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 67 14 4 3 1 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "give access to something",
"word": "débloquer"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 67 14 4 3 1 4",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "give access to something",
"word": "desbloquear"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 67 14 4 3 1 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"note": "entsperren (screen, Device, PC, smartphone)",
"sense": "give access to something"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 67 14 4 3 1 4",
"code": "de",
"english": "user",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "give access to something",
"word": "freischalten"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 67 14 4 3 1 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "give access to something",
"word": "sbloccare"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 67 14 4 3 1 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "give access to something",
"word": "desbloquear"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 67 14 4 3 1 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "give access to something",
"word": "desbloquear"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 67 14 4 3 1 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "give access to something",
"word": "destravar"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 67 14 4 3 1 4",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "give access to something",
"word": "debloca"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 67 14 4 3 1 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "give access to something",
"word": "desbloquear"
}
]
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"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Mobile phones",
"orig": "en:Mobile phones",
"parents": [
"Telephony",
"Electronics",
"Telecommunications",
"Technology",
"Communication",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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],
"glosses": [
"To configure (a mobile phone) so that it is not bound to any particular carrier."
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[
"mobile telephony",
"mobile telephone"
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"mobile phone",
"mobile phone"
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[
"carrier",
"carrier"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, mobile telephony) To configure (a mobile phone) so that it is not bound to any particular carrier."
],
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"topics": [
"communications",
"electrical-engineering",
"engineering",
"mobile-telephony",
"natural-sciences",
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"telephony"
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},
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The discovery of a clue unlocked the mystery.",
"type": "example"
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{
"ref": "2022 April 14, Rupert Neate, quoting Elon Musk, “Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for more than $40bn”, in The Guardian",
"text": "Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge or potential."
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"disclose",
"disclose"
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[
"reveal",
"reveal"
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[
"unknown",
"unknown"
],
[
"knowledge",
"knowledge"
],
[
"potential",
"potential"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge or potential."
],
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},
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"glosses": [
"To be or become unfastened or unrestrained."
],
"id": "en-unlock-en-verb-4I6Yp~F9",
"links": [
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"unfastened",
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],
[
"unrestrained",
"unrestrained"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To be or become unfastened or unrestrained."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2020 May 20, Richard Clinnick, “Electrification key to decarbonisation”, in Rail, page 16",
"text": "He also warned of the supply chain issues, stating: \"Don't pretend you're going to unlock half a dozen [electrification] schemes simultaneously because you'll probably flood the supply chain, we don't have the capacity.\"",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make available."
],
"id": "en-unlock-en-verb-6V~YxUwH",
"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) To make available."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2023 March 26, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "Saka's cross unlocked a well-organised Ukraine defence for Kane to pounce and set England on their way before producing a superb piece of individual skill to effectively end the contest.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To undermine something that has control over a situation; to find a way to counter or oppose."
],
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"ipa": "/ʌnˈlɒk/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʌnˈlɑk/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/anˈlɔk/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒk"
},
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"word": "སྒོ་ལྕགས་ཕྱེ"
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"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1998, Steven Herberts, The Correctional Officer Inside Prisons, page 38",
"text": "Unlike modern, automated prisons, each cell here was locked and unlocked manually with a large skeleton key. The first duty was to get a proper head count of each inmate, insuring each was alive. Once done, an unlock was conducted.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2011, Ganesh Gopalakrishnan, Shaz Qadeer, Computer Aided Verification: 23rd International Conference",
"text": "The instructions between a lock and an unlock form a critical section.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"The act of unlocking something."
],
"links": [
[
"unlock",
"#Verb"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʌnˈlɒk/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʌnˈlɑk/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/anˈlɔk/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒk"
},
{
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-unlock.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-unlock.wav.mp3",
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"word": "unlock"
}
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