Unlock and Vent

Unlock

Unlock verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

Usage example: that last insult unlocked her tongue, and she finally said what she really thought

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Vent and unlock are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vent" instead a verb "Unlock".

Nearby Words: unlocked, unlocking

Vent verb - To find emotional release for.

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Unlock and vent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Unlock" instead a verb "Vent".

Nearby Words: vented, venting, venter, ventage

If it's locked, you either aren't supposed to go that way, or you are, and you just need to either get someone to unlock it/cut it down, or unlock it yourself on the other side after getting past it through an air vent or something.

Source: Shoot Out the Lock
Sensory Overload's thirteenth floor has a triple unlock; finding the vent control switch to access an otherwise blocked vent, using said vent to access the temperature control so you don't get burned in the heat ducts, and finding the black passcard for the door at the end of the level.

Source: Double Unlock
Air-Vent Passageway: When one of the miners goes berserk, O'Niel gets a maintenance worker to unlock the door and tries to talk him out, while Montone creeps though the air conditioning duct with a shotgun.

Source: Film / Outland

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