unlatch

[ uhn-lach ]

/ ʌnˈlætʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to unfasten (a door, window shutter, etc.) by lifting the latch.

verb (used without object)

to become unlatched.

Origin of unlatch

First recorded in 1635–45; un-² + latch

Words nearby unlatch

unlace, unlade, unlaid, unlamented, unlash, unlatch, unlawful, unlawful assembly, unlax, unlay, unlead

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Example sentences from the Web for unlatch

Nehushta, come hither; you are stronger than I. Now, while I unlatch the secret door, do you lift him up.
Pearl-Maiden|H. Rider Haggard
He'll need more than a flamer to unlatch the old girl if she doesn't care for his offer.
Plague Ship|Andre Norton
I unlatch the little door in front of me and crawl through it, and shut it behind me.
'Green Balls'|Paul Bewsher
She walked to the door, he stepped to unlatch it, and she passed out without saying good-by.
A Certain Rich Man|William Allen White

Feigning that a shoe hurts her, she makes the ridiculous Alcindoro unlatch and remove it, and trot off with it to the cobbler's.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb

British Dictionary definitions for unlatch

unlatch

/ (ʌnˈlætʃ) /

verb

to open or unfasten or come open or unfastened by the lifting or release of a latch

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单词	unlatch
释义	unlatch [ uhn-lach ] / ʌnˈlætʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unlatch ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to unfasten (a door, window shutter, etc.) by lifting the latch. verb (used without object) to become unlatched. Origin of unlatch First recorded in 1635–45; un-² + latch Words nearby unlatch unlace, unlade, unlaid, unlamented, unlash, unlatch, unlawful, unlawful assembly, unlax, unlay, unlead Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unlatch Nehushta, come hither; you are stronger than I. Now, while I unlatch the secret door, do you lift him up. Pearl-Maiden\|H. Rider Haggard He'll need more than a flamer to unlatch the old girl if she doesn't care for his offer. Plague Ship\|Andre Norton I unlatch the little door in front of me and crawl through it, and shut it behind me. 'Green Balls'\|Paul Bewsher She walked to the door, he stepped to unlatch it, and she passed out without saying good-by. A Certain Rich Man\|William Allen White Feigning that a shoe hurts her, she makes the ridiculous Alcindoro unlatch and remove it, and trot off with it to the cobbler's. The Complete Opera Book\|Gustav Kobb British Dictionary definitions for unlatch unlatch / (ʌnˈlætʃ) / verb to open or unfasten or come open or unfastened by the lifting or release of a latch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unlatch release, free, expand, decipher, unravel, undo, break up, slacken, relax, ease, loose, unlock, untie, alleviate, unscrew, disclose, jimmy, tap, puncture, burst
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unlatch

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of unlatch

Words nearby unlatch

Example sentences from the Web for unlatch

British Dictionary definitions for unlatch

verb

Words related to unlatch