unlatched


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Synonyms for unlatched

not firmly fastened or secured

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The patience of waiting, when he wanted to go home and when Steward continued to sit at table and talk and drink beer, was his, as was the patience of the rope around the neck, the fence too high to scale, the narrowed- walled room with the closed door which he could never unlatch but which humans unlatched so easily.
At length we paused; and, at the call of the driver, someone unlatched and rolled back upon their creaking hinges what appeared to be the park gates.
Alice, blushing slightly, unlatched the garden gate, and went down the path.
His eyes expressed nothing; he only unlatched the gate in silence, grasped her arm and drew her in.
Wilfred Bohun carefully unlatched the wooden gate of the yard, and going up to the inspector, said: "I wish to give myself up; I have killed my brother."
He half rose, stooped forward and unlatched the door.
Ciara said: "We went to open our door and the door was unlatched.
One day while we were at work and unaware that the pen door was unlatched, the birds got out and were attacked by a hawk.
Knowledge Unlatched is a good example of a company which tries to bridge the gaps of the national funding boundaries for open access.
"An unlatched second row outer seat may tip forward during braking, increasing risk of injury to occupant," the dealer said.
On examination we found the magazine had come unlatched. We noticed our normal shooting grips placed our thumbs against the mag release.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, 'In certain passenger seating and vehicle situations, the second-row centre seating position seat belt buckle could cause the left outboard seat belt to become unlatched.'
When I was a kid, I'd watch as she unlatched the side of her springform pan, muttering darkly about the crack that almost invariably appeared in the topthe only tiny scar in a landscape of sweet perfection.