jailbreak

/ˈdʒeɪlˌbreɪk/
verb
  1. To escape from prison.
    • No one has ever successfully jailbroken from that high-security facility.
    • The prisoners planned to jailbreak by digging a tunnel.
    • In the story, the hero helps the innocent man jailbreak.
  2. To modify a device (such as a smartphone or tablet) to remove software restrictions.
    • The tutorial explains how to jailbreak your tablet safely.
    • She decided to jailbreak her old phone to give it new features.
    • You can jailbreak some devices to customize the interface.
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noun
  1. An escape from prison.
    • The movie is about a daring jailbreak from a maximum-security prison.
    • The guards discovered the jailbreak before the prisoners could get far.
    • The novel describes a famous jailbreak that happened in the 1800s.
  2. The act of modifying a device (such as a smartphone or tablet) to remove software restrictions imposed by the manufacturer.
    • Many users jailbreak their tablets to gain more control over the operating system.
    • Jailbreaking your device can void its warranty.
    • He performed a jailbreak on his phone to install apps from outside the official store.
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