to withdraw the bolt or bolts of (a door, etc.); unbar; open
unbolt
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unbolt
transitive verb
un·bolt·ed, un·bolt·ing, un·boltsTo release the bolts of (a door, for example); unlock.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present unbolts, present participle unbolting, simple past and past participle unbolted)
Origin
un- +"Ž bolt
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