unlock

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.

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.

To configure (a mobile phone) so that it is not bound to any particular carrier.

To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge or potential.

The discovery of a clue unlocked the mystery.

Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it.

To be or become unfastened or unrestrained.

He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked.

The act of unlocking something.

Unlike modern, automated prisons, each cell here was locked and unlocked manually with a large skeleton key. The first duty was to get a proper head count of each inmate, insuring each was alive. Once done, an unlock was conducted.

The instructions between a lock and an unlock form a critical section.

An initially hidden feature that is made available to reward the player for some achievement.

The other unlocks, like a grenade launcher or a sniper's steady ability, didn't fit into my playstyle.