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Unlock the Bike: Meaning, Usage & Examples
Meaning 1：release the bicycle from its lock (unlock the bike)
unlock the bike
/ʌnˈlɒk ðə baɪk/
v. phr.
To open the lock of a bicycle, often using a code or key, so it can be ridden.
release the bicycle from its lock
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/rɪˈliːs ðə ˈbaɪsɪkəl frəm ɪts lɒk/
v. phr.
To open the lock that secures a bicycle, typically using a physical key, combination, or a digital method such as a smartphone app, so that the bike becomes movable and ready to ride.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
The prefix 'un-' (reverse) + 'lock' (secure) + 'bike' (bicycle); meaning to open a bike's lock.
💡 Mnemonic
Picture tapping your phone to release a bike's lock—like a secret agent activating a high-tech vehicle.
📖 Example
The tourist used her phone to unlock the bike and started exploring the city.
The tourist used her phone to unlock the bike and started exploring the city.
🔗 Collocations
unlock the bike with a code – use a numerical code to open the bike's lock
unlock the bike via the app – use a mobile application to release the bike's lock
unlock the bike for a ride – open the lock so that the bike can be ridden
🔄 Synonyms
release the bicycle lock (v. phr.) – to free the bike from its locking mechanism
open the bike lock (v. phr.) – to undo the fastener that secures the bicycle
disengage the bike lock (v. phr.) – to separate or disengage the locking device from the bike
🚫 Antonyms
lock the bike (v. phr.) – to secure the bicycle with a lock to prevent theft
secure the bike (v. phr.) – to fasten the bicycle to a fixed object using a lock
🌱 Derivatives
unlocking the bike (gerund phrase) – the act of opening the bicycle's lock
bike unlocking (noun phrase) – the process or mechanism of releasing a bicycle from its lock
📖 Cultural Story
Rising bike-sharing apps in the 2010s made 'unlock the bike' a common digital action—scanning a QR code or entering a code to release a rental bicycle from its dock.
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