unbar
verb (used with object)
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt.
have unbarred
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present perfectof unbar.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Ah! that his hands should have unbarred the door, and thrown it wide, for the wolf to enter that precious fold!
From Ten Nights in a Bar Room by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
That a pretty woman should have unbarred the gates which no other force, diplomacy or cunning had been able to stir was a matter for light, somewhat contemptuous laughter.
From The Native Born or, the Rajah's People by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie
The creaking hinge is oiled, I have unbarred the backway, But you tread not the trackway; And shall the thing be spoiled?
From Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses by Thomas Hardy
