Definitions for unboltʌnˈboʊlt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•boltʌnˈboʊlt(v.t.)

  1. to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock.

  2. to unfasten, as by the removal of threaded bolts.

  3. (v.i.)to become unbolted.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of unbolt:

1425–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unbolt(verb)

    undo the bolt of

    "unbolt the door"

Wiktionary

  1. unbolt(Verb)

    To undo a bolt; to unlock.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unbolt(verb)

    to remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to unbar; to open

  2. Unbolt(verb)

    to explain or unfold a matter; to make a revelation


Translations for unbolt

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

unbolt(verb)

to open the bolt of (eg a door)

The shop-keeper unbolted the door and let the customers enter.

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