jailbreak
Translation
to break out of jail, to jailbreak
Examples
The prisoners planned to jailbreak at night.
The prisoners planned to break out of jail at night.
He decided to jailbreak his phone for more features.
He decided to jailbreak his phone for more features.
Grammar Patterns
to jailbreak ((sth.)) to remove software restrictions from (sth.) He wants to jailbreak his new phone.
to jailbreak to escape from prison The two men planned to jailbreak.
Similar Words
Synonyms: escape, break out; Antonyms: imprison, capture
Etymology
A compound of 'jail' (a prison) and 'break' (to escape).
Memory Tips
Literally to 'break' out of 'jail'. For tech, imagine breaking the device's software 'jail'.