unlatch

[ uhn-lach ]

/ ʌnˈlætʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to unfasten (a door, window shutter, etc.) by lifting the latch.

verb (used without object)

to become unlatched.

Nearby words

unlade, unladen, unlaid, unlamented, unlash, unlatch, unlawful, unlawful assembly, unlax, unlay, unlead

Origin of unlatch

First recorded in 1635–45; un-² + latch

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Examples from the Web for unlatch

Nehushta, come hither; you are stronger than I. Now, while I unlatch the secret door, do you lift him up.
Pearl-Maiden|H. Rider Haggard
He'll need more than a flamer to unlatch the old girl if she doesn't care for his offer.
Plague Ship|Andre Norton
I unlatch the little door in front of me and crawl through it, and shut it behind me.
'Green Balls'|Paul Bewsher
She walked to the door, he stepped to unlatch it, and she passed out without saying good-by.
A Certain Rich Man|William Allen White

Feigning that a shoe hurts her, she makes the ridiculous Alcindoro unlatch and remove it, and trot off with it to the cobbler's.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb

British Dictionary definitions for unlatch

unlatch

/ (ʌnˈlætʃ) /

verb

to open or unfasten or come open or unfastened by the lifting or release of a latch

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unlatch

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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Origin of unlatch

Examples from the Web for unlatch

British Dictionary definitions for unlatch

unlatch

verb