Then, sweet my lord, I’ll call mine uncle down; He shall unbolt the gates.
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Unbolt
Synonyms for "unbolt" (48 found)
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Closest matches (10)
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Related words (24)
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Translations
6 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- отлоствам verb (unlock by undoing bolts)
French
2 entries- déboulonner verb (unlock by undoing bolts)
- déverrouiller verb (unlock by undoing bolts)
Greek
1 entries- ανοίγω verb (unlock by undoing bolts)
Ido
1 entries- desboltagar verb (unlock by undoing bolts)
Italian
1 entries- sbullonare verb (unlock by undoing bolts)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Diesel engines roar, trailer trucks rumble over the streets and an air wrench screams as a worker at the tire repair shop on the corner unbolts a wheel from a sanitation truck.
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A young orangutan in the San Diego Zoo became famous for unbolting the screening of his crib, removing the wires, and moving through the zoo nursery, unscrewing lightbulbs.
Source: wiktionary
Then I hid the knife I kept under my pillow, cleaned the dust from my shoes, and carefully unbolted the door.
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