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# unsecured

«unsecured» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not fixed or fastened firmly, so it can move or fall** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (unsecured)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not fixed or fastened firmly, so it can move or fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsecured/#m1)

2) Not locked or protected, so others can get in: an unsecured door or network. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsecured/#m2)

3) (money, formal) A loan that is not backed by a house or other property. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsecured/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety: unsecured loads on cars, unsecured ladders or furniture can fall and hurt people. In computer safety: an unsecured Wi-Fi network has no password. In business and formal language: an unsecured loan.

### examples

- An unsecured ladder slipped and fell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsecured/#x1)
- The lorry's unsecured load spilled onto the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsecured/#x2)
- Don't use unsecured Wi-Fi for anything private. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsecured/#x3)
- The back door was left unsecured all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsecured/#x4)
- Tie down unsecured items in the boat before a storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsecured/#x5)
- The bank offered him an unsecured loan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsecured/#x6)

### note

Takes «an». Opposite: secured, fastened, locked. Safety tip: heavy furniture like bookcases should be fixed to walls so they are not unsecured.

### In the corpora

- [Small pets left in unsecured runs can be caught by foxes, cats, dogs or birds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/65-a-pet-is-a-responsibility/22/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unsecured» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsecured/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.