verb
- opens something that was locked using a key, code, or other mechanism
- makes something available or accessible that was previously restricted
Usage: figurative
Examples
- She unlocks the front door with her house key.
- The security guard unlocks the building every morning.
- He unlocks his phone with his fingerprint.
- The password unlocks access to the computer files.
- Reading unlocks new worlds of imagination.
- Hard work unlocks opportunities for success.
- The discovery unlocks the mystery of the ancient civilization.