said by the Speaker of the House of Commons as an instruction to unlock the chamber doors after a vote has taken placeSubmitted from: United Kingdom on 05/04/2019
Interjection☞unlock
unlock
verb transitive
UK /ʌnˈlɒk/
Other entries for this word
unlockinterjection
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
unlock
he/she/it
unlocks
present participle
unlocking
past tense
unlocked
past participle
unlocked
DEFINITIONS3
1
to open the lock on something such as a door or a window, usually with a key
Synonyms and related words
To open or unlock something, or to come open
open up
open
try
2
mainly journalismif you unlock something that is not available, you make it available
The scheme is unlockinghousingopportunities in ruralareas.
Synonyms and related words
To make something possible
permit
allow
let
3
mainly literaryif you unlock the secret or mystery of something, you find out about it
Synonyms and related words
To find out information
find out
read up on
hear of
unlock
verb transitive
US /ʌnˈlɑk/
Other entries for this word
unlockinterjection
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
unlock
he/she/it
unlocks
present participle
unlocking
past tense
unlocked
past participle
unlocked
DEFINITIONS3
1
to open the lock on something such as a door or a window, usually with a key
Synonyms and related words
To open or unlock something, or to come open
open up
undo
unlock
2
mainly journalismif you unlock something that is not available, you make it available
The program is unlockinghousingopportunities in ruralareas.
Synonyms and related words
To make something possible
let
qualify
encourage
3
mainly literaryif you unlock the secret or mystery of something, you find out about it