unblock
About 0.06 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To remove or clear a block or obstruction from.
We need a plumber to unblock the sink.
- verb To free or make available.
- verb In whist, to throw away a high card so as not to interrupt one's partner's long suit.
- verb To enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked).
- noun The removal of a block or blockage.
Similar words
release free unfreeze unlock unlocking unlatch unpick exit undo break
Often followed by
the a it and your them energy his their
Word family
unblocked unblocking unblocks
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