"unlock" meaning in English

See unlock in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈlɒk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unlock.wav [UK] Forms: unlock [canonical], unlocks [third-person, singular], unlocked [past], unlocked [past, participle], unlocking [present, participle]
Etymology: un- + lock Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|lock}} un- + lock Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You unlock a door with a key when you want to enter.
    Sense id: simple-unlock-en-verb-~8Z9T5AR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-
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