UNLOCK


Meaning of UNLOCK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌnlɒk ]

( unlocks, unlocking, unlocked)

1.

If you unlock something such as a door, a room, or a container that has a lock, you open it using a key.

He unlocked the car and threw the coat on to the back seat...

≠ lock

VERB : V n

2.

If you unlock the potential or the secrets of something or someone, you release them.

Education and training is the key that will unlock our nation’s potential.

VERB : V n

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