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unpack

[ uhn-pak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
to remove (something) from a container, suitcase, etc.
to unburden, as the mind; reveal.
to decipher or discern (the meaning of symbols, statements, etc.):
Each statement could be unpacked in the general theory.
to remove a pack or load from (a horse, vehicle, etc.).

unpack

/ ʌnˈpæk /

Origin of unpack¹

First recorded in 1425–75, unpack is from the late Middle English word unpakken. See un- ², pack ¹

Nonetheless, the pop provocateur that soap fans know by the mononym “Franco” has decided to unpack it.

Someone needs to strap a jet pack on Dr. Drew and send him up to unpack these daddy issues, ASAP.

A little while ago I asked a Texas conservative I know to unpack the antipathy aroused by Cruz.

Her contemplative films (never videos) unpack the world the way Cezanne and Chardin do.

Let's unpack their verbal clash and see what it tells us about each man and his strategy.

June's hands so trembled when she found herself alone with her treasures that she could hardly unpack them.

Never unpack them and leave their roots exposed to the air for any length of time.

An hour had sufficed him to register and unpack his bag and trunk in the room assigned to him in Torrence Hall.

Meanwhile, Hannam continued to unpack and mount the instruments forming the wireless plants.

These are your little beds; and Anderson, the schoolroom maid, will unpack your trunks presently.

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