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UNBOLT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Undo the bolt of

Example:

unbolt the door

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "unbolt" is one way to...):

open; open up (cause to open or to become open)

"Unbolt" entails doing...:

undo (cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

They want to unbolt the doors

Antonym:

bolt (secure or lock with a bolt)

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