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unpack
[
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pak
]
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un·pack
/
ʌnˈpæk
/
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uhn-
pak
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
2.
to remove (something) from a container, suitcase, etc.
3.
to unburden, as the mind; reveal.
4.
to decipher or discern (the meaning of symbols, statements, etc.):
Each statement could be unpacked in the general theory.
5.
to remove a pack or load from (a horse, vehicle, etc.).
verb (used without object)
6.
to remove the contents of a container.
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Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
unpakken.
See
un-
2
,
pack
1
Related forms
un·pack·er,
noun
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unpack
(ʌnˈpæk)
—
vb
1.
to remove the packed contents of (a case, trunk, etc)
2.
(
tr
) to take (something) out of a packed container
3.
(
tr
) to remove a pack from; unload:
to unpack a mule
4.
(
tr
) to explain (a question, issue, etc) by analysing its component parts
un'packer
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
unpack
1472, from
un-
(2) +
pack
. Cf. Du. ontpakken
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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