unbar

[ uhn-bahr ]
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verb (used with object),un·barred, un·bar·ring.
  1. to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt: to unbar a door.

Origin of unbar

1
First recorded in 1300–50, unbar is from the Middle English word unbarren.See un-2, bar1

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How to use unbar in a sentence

  • I love to lock my door upon the real world, and unbar the portals of my fairy palace—my thought-realm.

    Alone | Marion Harland
  • The guard instantly ordered me to unbar the doors and come out, or they would break the house down.

  • At all events, he did not deem any further explanations necessary, but descended forthwith, and began to unbar the door.

    The Pathfinder | James Fenimore Cooper
  • It takes only a minute to cross the hall and unbar the front doors.

    The Main Chance | Meredith Nicholson
  • If only we could make some one of our folk hear without too much noise, they could unbar it from their side.

    A King's Comrade | Charles Whistler

British Dictionary definitions for unbar

unbar

/ (ʌnˈbɑː) /


verb-bars, -barring or -barred (tr)
  1. to take away a bar or bars from

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

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