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View synonyms for unlatch

unlatch

[ uhn-lach ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to unfasten (a door, window shutter, etc.) by lifting the latch.


verb (used without object)

  1. to become unlatched.

unlatch

/ ʌnˈlætʃ /

verb

  1. to open or unfasten or come open or unfastened by the lifting or release of a latch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unlatch1

First recorded in 1635–45; un- 2 + latch
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Example Sentences

I made myself walk across the grass to the little house and unlatch the door.

The cages were padlocked, a measure to keep the birds from figuring out how to unlatch their enclosures and escape.

The cages were padlocked, a measure to keep the birds from figuring out how to unlatch their enclosures and escape.

During the workweek, regulars slide in to occupy one of 10 seats at the bar at Lynn’s Motel on State Route 115 in Effort almost as soon as the doors unlatch at 4 p.m.

I remove my helmet and unlatch myself and hurry to his side, unlatching his helmet too.

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