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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: clear or remove an obstruction from; "the procedure unblocked his arteries"
2: play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding
3: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: unblock, unfreeze, free, release] [ant: block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Date: circa 1611 to free from being blocked

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 remove an obstruction from (esp. a pipe, drain, etc.). 2 (also absol.) Cards allow the later unobstructed play of (a suit) by playing a high card.

Moby Thesaurus

aid, bare, clear, clear the way, deobstruct, disclose, ease, expedite, explain, expose, facilitate, free, grease, grease the ways, grease the wheels, hasten, help along, loose, lubricate, make clear, make way for, manifest, oil, ope, open the way, open up, patefy, pave the way, prepare the way, quicken, remove friction, reveal, run interference for, simplify, smooth, smooth the way, soap the ways, speed, unbar, uncase, unclench, unclog, unclutch, uncork, uncover, uncurtain, undo, undrape, unfold, unfoul, unjam, unlatch, unlock, unplug, unroll, unseal, unsheathe, unshut, unstop, unveil, unwrap