unlocks

Verb

unlock (third-person singular simple present unlocks, present participle unlocking, simple past and past participle unlocked)

1. (transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
   • I unlocked the door and walked in.
2. (transitive) To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system.
   • I unlocked the dictionary article so I could edit it.
3. (transitive) To configure (a mobile phone) so that it is not bound to any particular carrier.
4. (transitive) To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge or potential.
   • The discovery of a clue unlocked the mystery.
5. (intransitive) To be or become unfastened or unrestrained.
   • He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked.1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC
6. (figuratively, transitive) To make available.
   • 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."2020 May 20, Richard Clinnick, “Electrification key to decarbonisation”, in Rail, page 16

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