unbarred [uhn-bahrd] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for unbarred on Thesaurus.com adjective
- not provided or fastened with a bar or bars: an unbarred door.
- not marked with stripes or bands.
Origin of unbarred First recorded in 1540–50; un-1 + barred unbar [uhn-bahr] verb (used with object), un·barred, un·bar·ring.
- to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt: to unbar a door.
Origin of unbar First recorded in 1300–50, unbar is from the Middle English word unbarren. See un-2, bar1 Related Words for unbarred accessible, wide, clear, free, susceptible, release, expand, slacken, relax, ease, loose, undo, unlock, untie, alleviate, unscrew, exposed, stripped, bare, rent Examples from the Web for unbarred Historical Examples of unbarred
She crept to the floor, yawning, tiptoed to the door, and unbarred it.
The Secret of the Storm Country
Grace Miller White
Daddy Skinner unbarred the door when he heard Tessibel call his name.
The Secret of the Storm Country
Grace Miller White
But at length she satisfied herself, and unbarred the heavy door, and admitted us.
Elizabeth Gaskell
All day long he neither opened the door nor unbarred the shutters.
The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories
Various
“Now you can go,” quietly said Cousin as he unbarred the door.
Hugh Pendexter
British Dictionary definitions for unbarred unbar verb -bars, -barring or -barred (tr)
- to take away a bar or bars from
- to unfasten bars, locks, etc, from (a door); open