unlatch
Free the gate
To unlatch is to open something by lifting or releasing its latch—a simple fastening mechanism that holds a door, gate, or lid closed: She unlatched the garden gate and stepped through.
The word implies a deliberate act of opening, often with a sense of entry or release.
mechanism
Release from attachment
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- unboltSlide a bar open
- unclaspOpen a hinged fastener
- unclipRelease a fastener
unlace · unpin · unhitch · unbuckle · unbutton · unscrew · unstrap · uncouple
unfasten
Release from attachment
unclip · unlace · unpin · unhitch · unbuckle · unbutton · unscrew · unstrap · uncouple · unbar
unlock
Open a secured closure
entrance · gateway · threshold · access · entry · handle · knob · hinge · swing · door
release
To let go
unshackle · unchain · untie · unbind · relinquish · surrender · permit · allow · enable · unblock