Open vs. Unlock — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Open and Unlock
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Open
Allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked
He climbed through the open window
The pass is kept open by snowploughs
She was put in a cubicle with the curtains left open
Unlock
To undo (a lock) by turning a key or corresponding part.
Open
Exposed to the air or to view; not covered
An open fire burned in the grate
He crossed the ocean in an open boat
Unlock
To undo the lock of.
Open
With the outer edges or sides drawn away from each other; unfolded or spread out
The trees had buds and a few open flowers
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Unlock
To give access to; open.
Open
(of a business, place of entertainment, etc.) admitting customers or visitors; available for business
Parts of the castle are open to the public
The shop stays open until 9 p.m
Unlock
To set free; release
The news unlocked a torrent of emotion.
Open
Freely available or accessible; unrestricted
The service is open to all students
Unlock
To provide a key to; disclose or reveal
Unlock a mystery.
Open
Not concealing one's thoughts or feelings; frank and communicative
She behaved in an open and cheerful manner
I was quite open about my views
Unlock
To become unfastened, loosened, or freed from something that restrains.
Open
(of a matter or decision) not finally settled; still admitting of debate
Students' choice of degree can be kept open until the second year
Unlock
(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
I unlocked the door and walked in.
Open
(of a vowel) produced with a relatively wide opening of the mouth and the tongue kept low.
Unlock
(transitive) To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system.
I unlocked the dictionary article so I could edit it.
This computer game is shareware, but you can pay for a code to unlock the full version.
Open
(of a string) allowed to vibrate along its whole length.
Unlock
To configure (a mobile phone) so that it is not bound to any particular carrier.
Open
(of an electric circuit) having a break in the conducting path.
Unlock
(transitive) To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge or potential.
The discovery of a clue unlocked the mystery.
Open
Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision
‘Open up!’ he said
She opened the door and went in
Unlock
(intransitive) To be or become unfastened or unrestrained.
Open
Unfold or be unfolded; spread out
The eagle opened its wings and circled up into the air
The tail looks like a fan when it is opened out fully
The flowers only open during bright weather
Unlock
(figurative) To make available.
Open
Make or become formally ready for customers, visitors, or business
She raised $731 by opening her home and selling coffee and tea
The shops didn't open until 10
Unlock
To undermine something that has control over a situation; to find a way to counter or oppose.
Open
Formally establish or begin (a new business, movement, or enterprise)
She began to teach and opened her own school
We opened up a branch in Madrid
Unlock
The act of unlocking something.
Open
Make available or more widely known
New technologies open up thousands of different opportunities
The move may force the company to open up its plans for the future
Unlock
To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest.
Open
Break the conducting path of (an electric circuit)
The switch opens the motor circuit
Unlock
To open, in general; to lay open; to undo.
Unlock your springs, and open all your shades.
[Lord] unlock the spell of sin.
Open
Outdoors or in the countryside
Guests were sitting in the open on the terrace
Unlock
Open the lock of;
Unlock the door
Open
A championship or competition with no restrictions on who may compete
His victory in the 2003 Australian Open
Unlock
Set free or release
Open
An accidental break in the conducting path for an electric current.
Unlock
Become unlocked;
The door unlocked from the inside
Lock the bike to the fence
Open
Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
Open
Affording unobstructed passage or view
Open waters.
The open countryside.
Open
Having no protecting or concealing cover
An open wound.
An open sports car.
Open
Completely obvious; blatant
Open disregard of the law.
Open
Carried on in full view of others; not hidden or private
Open warfare.
Open family strife.
Open
(Sports) Not defended or not closely defended by an opponent
An open goal.
An open receiver.
Open
Not sealed or tied
An open envelope.
Open
Spread out; unfolded
An open book.
Open
Having interspersed gaps, spaces, or intervals
Open ranks.
An open weave.
Open
Accessible to all; unrestricted as to participants
An open competition.
Open
Free from limitations, boundaries, or restrictions
Open registration.
Open
Enterable by registered voters regardless of political affiliation
An open primary.
Open
(Computers) Of or relating to a file that can be accessed.
Open
Lacking effective regulation
An open town in which gambling predominated.
Open
Not legally repressed
Open drug trafficking.
Open
Susceptible; vulnerable
Open to interpretation.
An issue that is open to question.
Open
Willing to consider or deal with something
Open to suggestions.
Open
Available; obtainable
The job is still open.
Open
Available for use
An open account.
The only course open to us.
Open
Ready to transact business
The store is open.
Open
Not engaged or filled
Has an open hour for emergency cases.
Open
Not yet decided; subject to further thought
An open question.
Open
Characterized by lack of secrecy or reserve; candid
Please be open with me.
Open
Not closed.
Open
Able to be accessed (physically).
Open
Able to have something pass through or along it.
Turn left after the second open door.
Open
(of a body part) not covered, showing what is inside
It was as if his body had gone to sleep standing up and with his eyes open.
Open
Not physically drawn together, closed, folded or contracted; extended.
An open hand; an open flower
Open
(not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
Banks are not open on bank holidays.
Open
(comparable) Receptive.
I am open to new ideas.
Open
(not comparable) Public
He published an open letter to the governor on a full page of the New York Times.
Open
(not comparable) With open access, of open science, or both.
Hopes for all aspects of the project being open rather than paywalled
Open
(not comparable) Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character.
The man is an open book.
Open
Mild (of the weather); free from frost or snow.
Open
Having a free variable.
Open
Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of , that defines a topological space on .
Open
Whose first and last vertices are different.
Open
In current use; mapped to part of memory.
I couldn't save my changes because another user had the same file open.
Open
To be in a position allowing fluid to flow.
Open
To be in a position preventing electricity from flowing.
Open
(business) Not fulfilled.
I've got open orders for as many containers of red durum as you can get me.
Open
Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.
An open question
To keep an offer or opportunity open
Your account will remain open until we receive final settlement.
Open
Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.
Open
(wind instruments) Of a note, played without closing any finger-hole, key or valve.
Open
Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.
An open winter
Open
Written or sent with the intention that it may made public or referred to at any trial, rather than by way of confidential private negotiation for a settlement.
You will observe that this is an open letter and we reserve the right to mention it to the judge should the matter come to trial.
Open
(phonetics) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.
Open
(phonetics) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.
Open
That ends in a vowel; not having a coda.
Open
Made public, usable with a free licence and without proprietary components.
Open
(medicine) Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.
Open
Source code of a computer program that is not within the text of a macro being generated.
Open
(of a multi-word compound) Having component words separated by spaces, as opposed to being joined together or hyphenated; for example, time slot as opposed to timeslot or time-slot.
Open
(transitive) To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.
Turn the doorknob to open the door.
Open
(transitive) To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.
He opened a path through the undergrowth.
Open
To move to a position allowing fluid to flow.
Open
To move to a position preventing electricity from flowing.
Open
To turn on; to switch on.
Open
(transitive) To bring up, broach.
I don't want to open that subject.
Open
(transitive) To enter upon, begin.
To open a discussion
To open fire upon an enemy
To open trade, or correspondence
To open a case in court, or a meeting
Open
(transitive) To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.
To open a closed fist
To open matted cotton by separating the fibres
To open a map, book, or scroll
Open
(transitive) To make accessible to customers or clients.
I will open the shop an hour early tomorrow.
Open
(transitive) To start (a campaign).
Vermont will open elk hunting season next week.
Open
(intransitive) To become open.
The door opened all by itself.
Open
(intransitive) To begin conducting business.
The shop opens at 9:00.
Open
To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.
Open
To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.
After the first two players fold, Julie opens for $5.
Open
To reveal one's hand.
Jeff opens his hand revealing a straight flush.
Open
To load into memory for viewing or editing.
Open
To make (a bed) ready for a patient by folding back the bedcovers.
Open
(obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
Open
(with the) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
I can't believe you left the lawnmower out in the open when you knew it was going to rain this afternoon!
Wary of hunters, the fleeing deer kept well out of the open, dodging instead from thicket to thicket.
Open
(with the) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
We have got to bring this company's corrupt business practices into the open.
Open
(electronics) A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
The electrician found the open in the circuit after a few minutes of testing.
Open
A sports event in which anybody can compete.
Open
The act of something being opened, such as an e-mail message.
Open
Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; - applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead.
Through the gate,Wide open and unguarded, Satan passed.
His ears are open unto their cry.
Open
Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.
If Demetrius . . . have a matter against any man, the law is open and there are deputies.
The service that I truly did his life,Hath left me open to all injuries.
Open
Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.
Open
Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect.
Each, with open arms, embraced her chosen knight.
Open
Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; - applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc.
With aspect open, shall erect his head.
The Moor is of a free and open nature.
The French are always open, familiar, and talkative.
Open
Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt; open source code.
His thefts are too open.
That I may find him, and with secret gazeOr open admiration him behold.
Open
Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; - used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter.
Open
Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open.
Open
Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.
Open
Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; - said of vowels; as, the än fär is open as compared with the ā in sāy.
Open
Not closed or stopped with the finger; - said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.
Open
Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.
Then we got into the open.
Open
To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter.
And all the windows of my heartI open to the day.
Open
To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.
Open
To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
The king opened himself to some of his council, that he was sorry for the earl's death.
Unto thee have I opened my cause.
While he opened to us the Scriptures.
Open
To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.
The English did adventure far for to open the North parts of America.
Open
To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open an investigation; to open a case in court, or a meeting.
Open
To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.
Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views into the character and condition of our "bold peasantry, their country's pride."
Open
To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
Open
To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.
Open
To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.
Open
To bark on scent or view of the game.
Open
A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water;
Finally broke out of the forest into the open
Open
Where the air is unconfined;
He wanted to get outdoors a little
The concert was held in the open air
Camping in the open
Open
A tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
Open
Information that has become public;
All the reports were out in the open
The facts had been brought to the surface
Open
Cause to open or to become open;
Mary opened the car door
Open
Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning;
Open a business
Open
Become open;
The door opened
Open
Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.;
He opened the meeting with a long speech
Open
Spread out or open from a closed or folded state;
Open the map
Spread your arms
Open
Make available;
This opens up new possibilities
Open
Become available;
An opportunity opened up
Open
Have an opening or passage or outlet;
The bedrooms open into the hall
Open
Make the opening move;
Kasparov opened with a standard opening
Open
Afford access to;
The door opens to the patio
The French doors give onto a terrace
Open
Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
Open
Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed;
An open door
They left the door open
Open
Affording free passage or access;
Open drains
The road is open to traffic
Open ranks
Open
With no protection or shield;
The exposed northeast frontier
Open to the weather
An open wound
Open
Open to or in view of all;
An open protest
An open letter to the editor
Open
Used of mouth or eyes;
Keep your eyes open
His mouth slightly opened
Open
Not having been filled;
The job is still open
Open
Accessible to all;
Open season
An open economy
Open
Not defended or capable of being defended;
An open city
Open to attack
Open
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps;
An open texture
A loose weave
Open
Having no protecting cover or enclosure;
An open boat
An open fire
Open sports cars
Open
Opened out;
An open newspaper
Open
Of a set; containing points whose neighborhood consists of other points of the same set, or being the complement of an open set; of an interval; containing neither of its end points
Open
Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought;
An open question
Our position on this bill is still undecided
Our lawsuit is still undetermined
Open
Not sealed or having been unsealed;
The letter was already open
The opened package lay on the table
Open
Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition;
The clarity and resonance of an open tone
Her natural and open response
Open
Relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals;
In open country
The open countryside
Open waters
On the open seas
Open
Open and observable; not secret or hidden;
An overt lie
Overt hostility
Overt intelligence gathering
Open
Used of string or hole or pipe of instruments
Open
Not requiring union membership;
An open shop employs nonunion workers
Open
Possibly accepting or permitting;
A passage capable of misinterpretation
Open to interpretation
An issue open to question
The time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation
Open
Not secret;
Open plans
An open ballot
Open
Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious;
Open disregard of the law
Open family strife
Open hostility
A blatant appeal to vanity
A blazing indiscretion
Open
Affording free passage or view;
A clear view
A clear path to victory
Open
Lax in enforcing laws;
An open town
Open
Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness;
His candid eyes
An open and trusting nature
A heart-to-heart talk
Open
Sincere and free of reserve in expression;
Please be open with me
Open
Receptive to new ideas;
An open mind
Open to new ideas
Open
Ready for business;
The stores are open
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