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Unfast vs Unlock - What's the difference?

unfast | unlock |

In lang=en terms the difference between unfast and unlock

is that unfast is to loose; release while unlock is to be or become unfastened or unrestrained.

As verbs the difference between unfast and unlock

is that unfast is to loose; release while unlock is to undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.

As an adjective unfast

is not fast or safe; not secure.

unfast

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) unfasten, unvesten, onfesten, equivalent to .

Verb

(en verb)
  • To loose; release.
  • Etymology 2

    From .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not fast or safe; not secure.
  • Derived terms
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    unlock

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
  • To obtain access to something.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= 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.}}
  • To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge.
  • To be or become unfastened or unrestrained.
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  • He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked .