unbolt

English

Etymology

un- +‎ bolt

Verb

unbolt (third-person singular simple present unbolts, present participle unbolting, simple past and past participle unbolted)

(transitive) To unlock by undoing the bolts of.
- c. 1601, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act IV, Scene 2,
  Then, sweet my lord, I’ll call mine uncle down;
  
  He shall unbolt the gates.

Translations

unlock by undoing bolts

French: déboulonner (fr), déverrouiller (fr)
Greek: ανοίγω (el) (anoígo)

Ido: desboltagar (io)
Italian: sbullonare

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