Fix
Fix verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Unlock
Unlock verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Similarly, to reach the lower levels of Vault 22, if you don't have a high enough Repair skill to fix the elevator, you have to use the Overseer's terminal to unlock the Quarters, which contain the keycard for the caves between the Food Production and Pest Control floors.
Source: Double Unlock -
Magic Tool: Harry has a pen-sized alien laser tool that he's so far used to fix a car and unlock a door.
Source: Comic Book / Resident Alien -
If you can fix the generator, and unlock the door... You will find a security robot with a semi auto missile launcher.
Source: Video Game / Fallout 2
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Unlock and Fix. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/unlock
Fix & Unlock. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/unlock>.
Unlock or Fix. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/unlock.
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