unbarred

[uhn-bahrd]

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adjective

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

not marked with stripes or bands.

Origin of unbarred

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

unbar

[uhn-bahr]

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 unbarred

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

Examples from the Web for unbarred

Historical Examples of unbarred

She crept to the floor, yawning, tiptoed to the door, and unbarred it.
The Secret of the Storm Country
Grace Miller White
Daddy Skinner unbarred the door when he heard Tessibel call his name.
The Secret of the Storm Country
Grace Miller White
But at length she satisfied herself, and unbarred the heavy door, and admitted us.
Curious, if True
Elizabeth Gaskell
All day long he neither opened the door nor unbarred the shutters.
The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories
Various
“Now you can go,” quietly said Cousin as he unbarred the door.
A Virginia Scout
Hugh Pendexter

British Dictionary definitions for unbarred

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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