unbars
Removes the bolt
To unbar is to remove a bar or barrier from something, typically a door or gate, allowing it to open: She unbarred the heavy wooden door.
The word appears mainly in literary or historical contexts, where doors are secured with physical bars rather than modern locks.
Figuratively, to unbar is to remove any obstacle or restriction: The court's ruling unbars access to previously sealed documents.
Disengages a fastening
- unlatchesDisengages a door catch
- unboltsReleases a sliding lock
- opensAllows passage through
- unfastensReleases from attachment
releases · door · gate · cell · latch · bolt · deadbolt · padlock
Removes from captivity
- releasesLets go or publishes
- emancipatesReleases from control
- liberatesSets free from captivity
- unchainsRemoves shackles from
unshackles · unfetters · manumission · deliverance · captive · prisoner · bondage · confinement
unlocks
Disengages a fastening
unfastens · releases · door · gate · cell · latch · bolt · deadbolt · padlock · lock
frees
Removes from captivity
- releasesLets go or publishes
- emancipatesReleases from control
- liberatesSets free from captivity
unchains · unshackles · unfetters · manumission · deliverance · captive · prisoner · bondage · confinement · incarceration
grants
Awarded funds for purposes
welcomes · gateway · portal · threshold · entrance · passage · pathway · clearance · authorization · restriction