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unlock verb [ ʌnˈlɒk ]

• undo the lock of (something), typically with a key.
• "he unlocked the door to his room"
Similar: unbolt, unlatch, unbar, undo, unfasten, unclick, unpick, unseal, unclose, open, free, throw open/wide,
Opposite: lock,
• use a password or other form of authentication to access the full functionality or data of (a computer, mobile phone, file, etc.).
• "when you unlock your phone, you're presented with the ‘home screen’—the interface that shows off all your apps"

unlock the land

• release Crown land to be used for small farms.
"the administration would press forward with legislation to unlock the land"



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