unlatch

unlatch
Date: 1642 transitive verb to open or loose by lifting the latch intransitive verb to become loosed or opened

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  • Unlatch — Un*latch , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Unlatched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unlatching}.] [1st un + latch.] To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to unlatch a door. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unlatch — index disengage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unlatch — ► VERB ▪ unfasten the latch of …   English terms dictionary

  • unlatch — [unlach′] vt., vi. to open by release of a latch …   English World dictionary

  • unlatch — verb Unlatch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑door …   Collocations dictionary

  • unlatch — /un lach /, v.t. 1. to unfasten (a door, window shutter, etc.) by lifting the latch. v.i. 2. to become unlatched. [1635 45; UN 2 + LATCH] * * * …   Universalium

  • unlatch — verb Remove from a latch …   Wiktionary

  • unlatch — Synonyms and related words: bare, cast off, clear, deobstruct, detach, disclose, disengage, doff, expose, free, liberate, loose, loosen, manifest, patefy, release, remove, reveal, take off, unbar, unbind, unblock, unbolt, unbridle, unbuckle,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • unlatch — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. open, unfasten. See opening …   English dictionary for students

  • unlatch — v. unlock, open …   English contemporary dictionary

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