- unbarring
- v. remove a bar, unlock, open
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
unbarring
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unbar — /un bahr /, v.t., unbarred, unbarring. to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt: to unbar a door. [1300 50; ME unbarren. See UN 2, BAR1] * * * … Universalium
débâcle — [19] A débâcle is etymologically an ‘act of unbarring’, the notion behind it being that once a restraining bar is removed, a rush of disasters follows. It was borrowed at the start of the 19th century (originally in the technical geological sense … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
unbar — /ʌnˈba/ (say un bah) verb (t) (unbarred, unbarring) 1. to remove a bar or bars from. 2. to open; unlock. {un 2 + bar1} …
débâcle — [19] A débâcle is etymologically an ‘act of unbarring’, the notion behind it being that once a restraining bar is removed, a rush of disasters follows. It was borrowed at the start of the 19th century (originally in the technical geological sense … Word origins
unbar — [unbär′] vt. unbarred, unbarring to remove the bar or bars from; unbolt; unlock; open … English World dictionary
unbar — v.tr. (unbarred, unbarring) 1 remove a bar or bars from (a gate etc.). 2 unlock, open … Useful english dictionary
