unbolt
Slide bar free
To unbolt is to open by withdrawing a bolt: She unbolted the door and stepped outside.
The word applies to any fastener that slides rather than turns—door bolts, deadbolts, gate latches.
Figuratively rare, but the literal sense remains common for doors and gates secured by sliding bars.
Remove by turning
- unfastenRelease from attachment
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- detachTo separate from
- unlatchDisengage a fastener
unbar · unhinge · disengage · unpin · unclip · unhitch · uncouple · wrench
unscrew
Remove by turning
unlatch · unbar · unhinge · disengage · unpin · unclip · unhitch · uncouple · wrench · spanner
unlock
Open a secured closure
entrance · doorway · threshold · gateway · access · entry · portal · passage · ajar · admit
free
Without payment or restriction
unshackle · escape · loose · disentangle · extricate · unfetter · let go · set free · break free · open up
unlock
Open a secured closure
discover · uncover · open up · breakthrough · barrier · overcome · penetrate · insight