unhasp
Open the fastening
To unhasp is to unfasten a hasp—the hinged metal clasp that swings over a staple and secures with a pin or padlock.
The word appears mainly in older or literary contexts: He unhasped the gate and stepped through.
Like many "un-" verbs for physical fastenings, it has a slightly archaic flavor.
Disengage a fastener
- unboltSlide a bar open
- unclaspOpen a hinged fastener
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- unpinRemove a fastening point
unsnap · unstrap · uncouple · detach · loosen · disengage · release · open
Open a secured closure
- doorHinged room barrier
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- entryAccess or submission
gateway · threshold · entrance · chest · trunk · coffer · cabinet · shutter
Without payment or restriction
unchain · extricate · disentangle · liberate · unleash · unrestrained · unfettered · unbound
unlatch
Disengage a fastener
unpin · unsnap · unstrap · uncouple · detach · loosen · disengage · release · open · swing
unlock
Open a secured closure
entry · gateway · threshold · entrance · chest · trunk · coffer · cabinet · shutter · reveal
free
Without payment or restriction
unfetter · unchain · extricate · disentangle · liberate · unleash · unrestrained · unfettered · unbound · loose