unchain
To remove chains from someone or somethingTo remove chains from someone or something.
» Tom unchained the door.
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2 senses(transitive)To remove chains from someone or something.
unchain workers
They worked to unchain the prisoners from their shackles.
remove the chains from
(figuratively, transitive)To free; to liberate.
unchain the mind
unchain creativity
make free
Examples
4 sentencesTom unchained the door.
I unchained the door.
ruЯ снял с двери цепочку. — marafon
It was like an explosion, an exultation of human voice unchained, ebullient with the love of life, savage in its good-humor.
Adriano unchained Rima.
Translations
3 languagesForms
unchains, unchaining, unchained, unchainedSynonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.