See Also: unbolt(dictionary)

unbolt (iou)



unbolt verb. L15.
[from UN-2 + BOLT verb2.]
verb intrans. Of a door: open or unfasten by having the bolt withdrawn. L15.
verb trans. & intrans. Draw back the bolt of (a door etc.); unfasten (a door etc.) in this way. L16.
B. Chatwin The..man unbolted..the immense baroque doors of the Church.