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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Unfastening and opening
break something open
breaker
decongestion
gape
let/set something looseidiom
loose
shut (someone) up
steam
tease
tease something out
the earth/ground/floor opensidiom
unbolted
unbuckle
unfold
unknot
unlock
unlockable
unpick
unplug
unzip

Examples of unlace

unlace
She had unlaced her hand from his, and had turned in her seat to face him with her decision.
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She stooped and unlaced the brogans that were chafing her feet, removed them and her stockings, and threw the things away from her.
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But--it were better to lose a foot than a foot-race, under present conditions, so he began to unlace his shoe.
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To remove carrier pack, unknot and unlace cord.
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Working with the greatest of care, the boys unlaced the canvas cover on the outboard side of the lifeboat.
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He had unlaced and had slipped off his shoes at once.
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She unlaced the hunting shirt at the neck and pulled the flaps apart.
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With sudden impatience she rose, unlacing his arms from about her.
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Exhausted by this effort; he sat down on the grass, unbuttoned his gaiter, and carefully unlaced his boot.
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He then proceeded to unlace his right boot.
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She unlaced the worn moccasins and plunged her swollen feet into the cooling wave.
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But at eleven that night, sitting on the edge of his bunk and unlacing his moccasins, a thought came to him.
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Kneeling there beside him she called his name aloud, as she unlaced his helm.
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Having written he unlaced his boot on the right foot, folded the paper, and thrust it into the bootleg.
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Reaching up beneath my blanket, he unlaced one shoe and then the other.
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