unlatch

verb

un·​latch ˌən-ˈlach 

unlatched; unlatching; unlatches

transitive verb

: to open or loose by lifting the latch

intransitive verb

: to become loosed or opened

Examples of unlatch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Relatedly, restitution may begin to address the pain that has become ubiquitous, an opportunity to unlatch the tentacle grips of oppression, which can be loosened through collective organizing, with something for everyone and not just a few. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Throughout the day, anyone can unlatch the box, pick up a trinket and hopefully leave one behind to share. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 4 May 2026

Raven is ever attentive to the imaging of the West as a kind of battleground, where surveillance (and the camera’s inexorable links to the military apparatus) tussles with sentimentality in a centuries-long project from which the national psyche cannot seem to unlatch. — Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025

Emptying the dustbin was hassle-free, with clear arrow stickers showing exactly where to unlatch. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1625, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for unlatch

• attach
• bycatch
• despatch
• detach
• dispatch
• mismatch
• nuthatch
• potlatch
• bache
• batch
• brach
• catch

Kids Definition

unlatch

verb

un·​latch ˌən-ˈlach 

1

: to open or loose by lifting the latch

2

: to become loosed or opened