Definition of unlock
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Examples of unlock in a Sentence
Could you unlock the door for me?
geneticists unlocking the secrets of DNA
The material's potential was unlocked only through extensive testing.
How can I unlock my computer if I've forgotten the password?
This class will unlock your creativity.
Recent Examples of unlock from the Web
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From January through April this year, 773 cars were stolen in Nashville because drivers left keys in them or the doors unlocked.
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The Australian bill that would allow courts to order tech companies to quickly unlock communications will be introduced to Parliament by November, officials said.
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Customers paid a small deposit to unlock a code in the umbrella handle, but most have not been returned to their stands after use.
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Though connecting on social media seems like an easy way to unlock an endless supply of information, too much information about someone new too soon can be detrimental to a relationship.
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If the doors were unlocked, Simpson said, deputies would attempt to talk to the owner and urge them to lock their cars.
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Despite such fervent efforts to unlock the mystery of Earhart’s fate, no confirmed trace of the pilot, Noonan, or their Lockheed Electra plane have ever been found.
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There, Wakefield told investigators, McBride found a car unlocked and running and decided to steal it.
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Think of it as a way to use your face — not a hard-to-remember passcode — to unlock security measures.
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First Known Use of unlock
14th century
UNLOCK Defined for English Language Learners
unlock
playDefinition of unlock for English Language Learners
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: to open the lock on (something)
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: to find out about (something that was secret or unknown)
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: to make (something) available for use
UNLOCK Defined for Kids
unlock
playDefinition of unlock for Students
unlocked
;unlocking
1 : to unfasten the lock of
2 : to make known Scientists are unlocking the secrets of nature.
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