to unlock

Definition of to unlock in English English dictionary: To be or become unfastened or unrestrained
The safe was already unlocked.; to give access to something
I unlocked the dictionary article so it could be edited.; {v} to open a lock, solve, clear, explain; To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge; If you unlock something such as a door, a room, or a container that has a lock, you open it using a key. He unlocked the car and threw the coat on to the back seat lock; To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination; {f} unfasten the lock of, unlatch, unbolt, open; free from restraints; Params: string TARGET, string KEY; become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"; set free or release; SharedObject unlock; open the lock of; "unlock the door"; A term used by Purchasing to describe the process of "returning" a fully approved dPR to the department so that changes can be made to the dPR, such as quantity, unit price, description dPRs may also be unlocked for deletion; To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest; To open, in general; to lay open; to undo; To remove write-protection from an object in the docbase The system unlocks an object when it is checked in (or when the checkout is canceled), making it accessible to anyone with the proper object-level permissions; If you unlock the potential or the secrets of something or someone, you release them. Education and training is the key that will unlock our nation's potential; become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside" open the lock of; "unlock the door" set free or release