unlock

1. (transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.Examples: "I unlocked the door and walked in."transitive

2. (transitive) To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system.Examples: "I unlocked the dictionary article so I could edit it."; "This computer game is shareware, but you can pay for a code to unlock the full version."; "Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field."transitive

3. (transitive, mobile telephony) To configure (a mobile phone) so that it is not bound to any particular carrier.transitive

4. (transitive) To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge or potential.Examples: "The discovery of a clue unlocked the mystery."; "Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it."transitive

5. (intransitive) To be or become unfastened or unrestrained.Examples: "He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked."intransitive

6. (transitive, figurative) To make available.Examples: "He also warned of the supply chain issues, stating: "Don't pretend you're going to unlock half a dozen [electrification] schemes simultaneously because you'll probably flood the supply chain, we don't have the capacity.""figurativelytransitive