Definition of "unblock" []

• To remove or clear an obstruction from: unblock a road; unblock an artery. (verb-transitive)

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• "This is so because the money sits in an imaginary reservoir and the state can "unblock" it (debloquer is the French word used to describe this happy event) ..."
• "They proceeded on the wrongheaded premise that if you got money to the banks, it would "unblock" the flow of credit to the economy and jump-start it again."
• "It is " our hope, " the official also said, that talks that could see defense electronics company Thales SA modernize an Indian fleet of Mirage fighter jets will " unblock " during Mr. Sarkozy ' s visit."