unblock

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To remove or clear a block or obstruction from.
2. (transitive) To free or make available.
3. (intransitive) In whist, to throw away a high card so as not to interrupt one's partner's long suit.
4. (transitive) To enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked).

Noun

The removal of a block or blockage.

Synonyms

clear

release

unfreeze

free

🆓

disencumber

deblocking

open

relieve

decontrol

deliver

disengage

dispense

distill

emancipate

enable

enfranchise

exempt

exonerate

fettle

gating

groom

let off

liberate

lustrate

manumit

open-ended

patency

purge

purify

rectify

redeem

refine

remit

rescue

sanitize

scavenge

set free

spell

raise the blockade

turn-on

unbar

unchain

uncork

unlock

🔓

unseal

unstop

wash

🧽

whitewash

dress out

let go of

Translations

sbloccare

desbloquear

débloquer

desbloquear

entblocken

desbloquejar

déboucher

freigeben

décongeler

débarrer

liberare

🆓

divulgar

desblocar

liberar

soltar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈblɒk/

Etymology

From un- + block.