unlatch

[uhn-lach]

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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.

Origin of unlatch

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

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Related Words for unlatch

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

Examples from the Web for unlatch

Historical Examples of unlatch

He couldn't feel what he was doing, but somehow he managed to unlatch it.
Bolden's Pets
F. L. Wallace
When Jason lifted his arm to unlatch the door it was heavy as two arms.
Deathworld
Harry Harrison
And lo, here is a woman stooping to unlatch the gate—it is she!
The Children of Alsace
Ren Bazin
I unlatch the little door in front of me and crawl through it, and shut it behind me.
'Green Balls'
Paul Bewsher
In vain I argued, that a ghost would have no need to unlatch the gate.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851
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British Dictionary definitions for unlatch

unlatch

verb

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

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