Unbar
[ʌn'bɑː]
Definition
(v. t.) To remove a bar or bars from; to unbolt; to open; as, to unbar a gate.
Typist: Toni
Definition
v.t. to remove a bar or hinderance from: to unfasten: to open.
Typist: Sophie
Examples
- He could not get help from outside, even if he had some one whom he could trust, without the unbarring of doors and considerable risk of detection. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The guard lolled before the unbarred gate of the cage which confined me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Casement windows opened, crazy doors were unbarred, and people came forth shivering--chilled, as yet, by the new sweet air. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- With the first ray of light that struggled through the crevices in the shutters, Oliver arose, and again unbarred the door. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Inputed by Donald