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unbarred

[ uhn-bahrd ]
/ ʌnˈbɑrd /
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adjective

not provided or fastened with a bar or bars: an unbarred door.
not marked with stripes or bands.

RELATED WORDS

accessible, wide, clear, free, susceptible, release, expand, slacken, relax, ease, loose, undo, unlock, untie, alleviate, unscrew, exposed, stripped, bare, rent

Nearby words

unbalanced, unbalanced translocation, unballasted, unbar, unbarbed, unbarred, unbated, unbearable, unbeatable, unbeaten, unbecoming

Origin of unbarred

First recorded in 1540–50; un-1 + barred

Definition for unbarred (2 of 2)

unbar

[ uhn-bahr ]
/ ʌnˈbɑr /

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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British Dictionary definitions for unbarred

unbar

/ (ʌnˈbɑː) /

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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