unlatch

unlatch Definition

un·latch (-lac̸h′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to open by release of a latch

unlatch Usage Examples

Object

code: Failure to enter the correct unlatching code may result in your Mobile Phone becoming permanently blocked.
door: The house remained still as I unlatched the front door and stepped out onto the morning air.
gate: He delivered the load and as he returned the boys darted in through the unlatched gate.

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