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  • verb Present participle of unbolt.

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Examples

  • So the direct-to-consumer approach or carrier "unbolting" won't have a lot of direct practical impact on Nexus One buyers.

    Michael Boland: Nexus One: Not a Blockbuster, But Still a Big Deal 2010

  • The Obama administration also is urging shipping companies and international maritime groups to employ private security forces and take steps such as unbolting ladders that pirates could use to board a vessel.

    Signs of the Times 2009

  • You can switch the direction of the door swing on many refrigerators, but only by unbolting and re-hinging the door.

    Will Sharp's new refrigerator be a swing and a miss? 2011

  • Look at the time! my father would say each day at precisely 5.10pm, followed by a mad dash up the path to the digs, seconds after the hallowed 5.30pm unbolting of the front door.

    Family life 2011

  • And as this begins to unfold, in the euphoria and confusion caused by this sudden unbolting of the prison gates, Cubans in Miami rush to Cuba in boats, pick up their families, and bring them to South Florida.

    Learning to Die in Miami Carlos Eire 2010

  • I said, Casey, I ` m capable of reaching inside your trunk of your car, unbolting that thing -- because when I bolt stuff down, I crank it down.

    CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2009 2009

  • In preparation for this historic visit, the National Park Service has nearly completed unbolting la Liberté from its stone base, and will package the parts so the French contingent may return with it.

    Is Obama "overwhelmed" and "too tired"? Ann Althouse 2009

  • I said, Casey, I ` m capable of reaching inside your trunk of your car and unbolting the thing because when I bolt stuff down I crank it down.

    CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2009 2009

  • It happened otherwise, however; for, after the exchange of a few indistinct words, they were antonished when they heard the noise of the unbolting and unbarring of the gates of the inn, and presently after the footsteps of men upon the stairs; and the landlord entering, with an appearance of clumsy courtesy, prayed those assembled to make room for an honored guest, who came, though late, to add to their numbers.

    Anne of Geierstein 2008

  • When Obama talks about companies unbolting machinery and shipping it to China, that's not hyperbole.

    Peter Smith: Breaking News: This Economy Stinks 2008

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