unbolt

t. . [Pref. un- (2), and Eng. bolt.] A. Trans.: To remove a bolt from; to pull out a bolt with the view of opening it, as a door or gate; to undo the bolts of. "I'll call my uncle down, He shall unbolt the gates." Shakesp.: Troilus and Cre ida , iv. 2. *B. In trans.: To explain, to unfold. ( Fig.) "I'll unbolt to you." --Shakesp.: Timon, i. 1.