UNLOCKING

Verb

unlocking

present participle of unlock

Noun

unlocking (plural unlockings)

The act by which something is unlocked.

Source: Wiktionary


UNLOCK

Un*lock", v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. unl. See 1st Un-, and Lock, v. t.]

1. To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest.

2. To open, in general; to lay open; to undo. Unlock your springs, and open all your shades. Pope. [Lord] unlock the spell of sin. J. H. Newman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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