unlock

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Synonyms: unblock, enlock, gunlock, inlock, uplock, uncock, undock, u-lock, unlook, u lock, ullock

Antonyms: unblock, enlock, gunlock, inlock, uplock, uncock, undock, u-lock, unlook, u lock, ullock

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[undo]] or [[open]] a [[lock]] or something [[locked]] by, for example, [[turning]] a [[key]], or [[selecting]] a [[combination]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[obtain]] [[access]] to something; to [[meet]] the [[requirement]]s of a [[security]] or [[protection]] [[system]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|mobile telephony}} To [[configure]] (a [[mobile phone]]) so that it is not [[bound]] to any particular [[carrier]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[disclose]] or [[reveal]] previously [[unknown]] [[knowledge]] or [[potential]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be or become [[unfastened]] or [[unrestrained]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive|figurative}} To make [[available]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[undermine]] something that has [[control]] over a [[situation]]; to [[find]] a [[way]] to [[counter]] or [[oppose]].

Noun

1. The act of [[#Verb|unlock]]ing something.
2. {{lb|en|video games}} An [[initially]] [[hidden]] [[feature]] that is made [[available]] to [[reward]] the [[player]] for some [[achievement]].

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