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To undo (a lock) by turning a key or corresponding part.
(verb-transitive)
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To undo the lock of.
(verb-transitive)
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To give access to; open.
(verb-transitive)
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To set free; release: The news unlocked a torrent of emotion.
(verb-transitive)
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To provide a key to; disclose or reveal: unlock a mystery.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.