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- Dictionaryun·locked/ˌənˈläkt/
adjective
- 1. not locked: "unlocked doors"
- 2. (of a mobile phone) capable of operating on the network of any chosen carrier: "with an unlocked phone you can use SIM cards from any service provider"
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to enter a password or number in order to be able to use a mobile phone: You need to know the secret PIN to unlock your mobile phone upon power up. to make a mobile phone able to be used on any mobile phone network: Once your phone is unlocked, you can buy and change SIM cards as you travel.
The meaning of UNLOCK is to unfasten the lock of. How to use unlock in a sentence.
Something that's unlocked isn't latched or secured. You can open an unlocked door and walk right through it. If your front door isn't locked, it's unlocked. Unless you lock it with a key or turn a bolt in the latch, it's going to stay unlocked.
If you unlock something such as a door, a room, or a container that has a lock, you open it using a key. He unlocked the car and threw the coat on to the back seat. [VERB noun] She unlocked the case and carefully lifted out the vase. [VERB noun] Synonyms: open, undo, unfasten, release More Synonyms of unlock. 2. verb.
to open something, especially a door that is locked (= fastened with a lock) using a key or an electronic device: I think I left the garage door unlocked. to enter a password or number in order to be able to use a mobile phone: You need to know the secret PIN to unlock your mobile phone upon power up.
When you unlock something, you turn a key or use a code in order to open it. You have to unlock your locker before you can get the books you need for English class. You might unlock your front door by turning a bolt or unlock a hotel room door by sliding a card into a reader.
Definition of unlocked adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. To undo (a lock) by turning a key or corresponding part. b. To undo the lock of. 2. To give access to; open. 3. To set free; release: The news unlocked a torrent of emotion. 4. To provide a key to; disclose or reveal: unlock a mystery. v.intr. To become unfastened, loosened, or freed from something that restrains.
1. a. To undo (a lock) by turning a key or corresponding part. b. To undo the lock of. 2. To give access to; open. 3. To set free; release: The news unlocked a torrent of emotion. 4. To provide a key to; disclose or reveal: unlock a mystery. v.intr. To become unfastened, loosened, or freed from something that restrains.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective unlocked. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
