unbolt the door. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : He unscrewed the nuts and unbolted the inspection cover. From Dictionary.com.
Pliers out ... unbolt the latch ... twist the knob. From Wordnik.com. [The Coffin Dancer]
Out in the hall again, I saw Sampson unbolt a door. From Wordnik.com. [Kiss the Girls]
The moment I heard the door unbolt, I was sure of her. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe] Reference
'Clear the yard,' he said, 'and unbolt the other door.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
"We can go down the steps and unbolt the door, can't we?". From Wordnik.com. [Five On A Treasure Island]
"It will take an hour to unbolt it," said one of the men. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic] Reference
If the owners move, they can unbolt it and take it with them. From Wordnik.com. [Tornadoes prompt run of phone calls to storm shelter companies] Reference
Others sought frantically to unbolt a rail, but the engine was upon them. From Wordnik.com. [Lee’s Lieutenants] Reference
I thought he'd do us an injury, so I bade Ian unbolt the door and let him be gone. From Wordnik.com. [Drums of Autumn]
If you really want to be careful, you can unbolt your rear derailleur, but I don't. From Wordnik.com. [Flights of Fancy: The Art of Unsimplification] Reference
Why dost thou shake and unbolt these gates, seeking the dead and me who did the deed. From Wordnik.com. [The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.] Reference
Jim dodged down, hoping that she would unbolt the door but she did nothing of the kind. From Wordnik.com. [Frontier Boys in Frisco] Reference
We must unbolt, unrivet, unhinge, and dismantle the military-industrial complex with finality. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Diary: Post Election Open Thread-- add your thoughts here-- what it means, where we're going, the future] Reference
The only way to get through it and into the building beyond it was to unbolt the entire affair. From Wordnik.com. [In the Presence of the Enemy]
Even though, I suspect I will have to unbolt said toolbox, move it an inch or two, and then rebolt it. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
They've had to unbolt their equipment, ship it to China, in some cases train their replacement workers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2004] Reference
He can't possibly get out anywhere, and as soon we 've cut up the candy, we 'll unbolt the door and run. From Wordnik.com. [An Old-Fashioned Girl] Reference
Within a few days of regaining his strength, he had discovered that, but he had not found a way to unbolt it. From Wordnik.com. [Darkness]
One of the Elves — Kellen realized he never had found out all their names — went to unbolt the door again. From Wordnik.com. [The Outstretched Shadow] Reference
So tomorrow I will again use my vise-grips to unbolt the box, drill four more holes into the truck bed, and try again. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Perhaps he could unbolt them, and without too much power usage, turn them into baking sheets for the oven he hadn't built. From Wordnik.com. [Fall of Angels]
At last I contrived to unbolt it again, and got out, when they laughed still more, at the seat of my trousers being torn off. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 563, August 25, 1832] Reference
Just in case you did not know, the whole roof section will unbolt and come off and the windscreen folds down for even more fun. From Wordnik.com. [Pimp this ride] Reference
And if you unbolt the ladder that allows the pirates to climb on to your ship before you set sail, you get extra credit for that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 24, 2009] Reference
He left six men in the entrance hall to serve as a piquet, then went downstairs to unbolt one of the arched doors facing the river. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Havoc]
"The front door," she gasped, and ran to unbolt it. From Wordnik.com. [The Opal Serpent] Reference
You've got to go f'm there to the front an 'unbolt the door. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Hollow] Reference
"Why, I heard him unbolt for ye an hour ago!" said the ship-chandler. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Harry Revel] Reference
I will fasten the house door, and unbolt the back door, which is generally closed. From Wordnik.com. [Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag] Reference
He was angry that she should have dared to unbolt the door, or to withdraw the bars. From Wordnik.com. [The Vicar of Bullhampton] Reference
Sirrah, "said he to one of the devils," unbolt for me the prison of the murderers, where are. From Wordnik.com. [The Sleeping Bard or, Visions of the World, Death, and Hell] Reference
She had neither to unlock nor unbolt the door to leave the house, for it was never made fast. From Wordnik.com. [Salted with Fire] Reference
He had to unbolt the door, and as he did so a dog in one of the basement rooms began to bark. From Wordnik.com. [The Marriage of William Ashe] Reference
Kindness and human fellowship will unbar and unbolt where all other forces may clamor in vain. From Wordnik.com. [What Can She Do?] Reference
Dorothy acted on her resolution the moment it was taken, and at once began to unbolt the door. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall] Reference
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