Locked vs Unlock - What's the difference?
locked | unlock |
(lock)
Of a door, etc, that has been locked (with a key).
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To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
To obtain access to something.
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To be or become unfastened or unrestrained.
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As verbs the difference between locked and unlock
is that locked is (lock) while unlock is to undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.As a adjective locked
is of a door, etc, that has been locked (with a key).locked
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(en verb)Welcome to the plastisphere, passage=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.}}
- He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked .