unbolt

unbolt
/un bohlt"/, v.t.
1. to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten.
2. to release, as by the removal of threaded bolts: He unscrewed the nuts and unbolted the inspection cover.
v.i.
3. to become unbolted or unfastened.
[1425-75; late ME; see UN-2 + BOLT1]

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  • Unbolt — Un*bolt , v. t. [1st pref. un + bolt.] To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to unbar; to open. He shall unbolt the gates. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Unbolt — Un*bolt , v. i. To explain or unfold a matter; to make a revelation. [Obs.] I will unbolt to you. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unbolt — [unbōlt′] vt., vi. to withdraw the bolt or bolts of (a door, etc.); unbar; open …   English World dictionary

  • unbolt — index disengage, parole Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unbolt — verb Unbolt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑door …   Collocations dictionary

  • unbolt — transitive verb Date: 1581 to open or unfasten by withdrawing a bolt …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unbolt — verb To undo a bolt; to unlock …   Wiktionary

  • unbolt — Synonyms and related words: cast off, detach, disengage, doff, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, remove, take off, unbar, unbind, unbridle, unbuckle, unbutton, uncage, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfetter, ungag, unglue, unhandcuff,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • unbolt — v. unlock, open, remove the bolt …   English contemporary dictionary

  • unbolt — verb open by drawing back a bolt …   English new terms dictionary

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