unbar

[uhn-bahr]

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verb (used with object), un·barred, un·bar·ring.

to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt: to unbar a door.

Origin of unbar

First recorded in 1300–50, unbar is from the Middle English word unbarren. See un-², bar¹

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Related Words for unbar

release, free, expand, slacken, relax, ease, loose, undo, unlock, untie, alleviate, unscrew, disclose, jimmy, tap, puncture, burst, vent, pop, unblock

Examples from the Web for unbar

Historical Examples of unbar

She handed him his hat and stick, and turned to unbar the door.
The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10)
Edith Wharton
She managed to creep to the window and unbar the shutter an inch or two.
The Lowest Rung
Mary Cholmondeley
He had the right of way—let them unbar it, or crash to destruction—all three!
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 6, October, 1908
Various
The man began to unbar the door, and stopped, struck by a fresh doubt.
The People Of The Mist
H. Rider Haggard
She heard him unbar the back-door, and go out into the yard.
Desperate Remedies
Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for unbar

unbar

verb -bars, -barring or -barred (tr)

to take away a bar or bars from

to unfasten bars, locks, etc, from (a door); open

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