verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   to undo, untie, or open or become undone, untied, or opened.

   "Catherine unsnibbed the [toilet] door and came out. She smiled bravely and went to wash her hands."

Synonyms

All synonyms

unboltunboltunfastenunfastenunlatchunlatch

Example

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"Catherine unsnibbed the [toilet] door and came out. She smiled bravely and went to wash her hands."

Etymology

From un- + snib.

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