Definitions for unpackʌnˈpæk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•packʌnˈpæk(v.t.)
to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
to remove (something) from a container.
to unburden, as the mind; reveal.
to decipher; analyze:
to unpack a metaphor.
to remove a pack or load from (a horse, etc.).
(v.i.)to remove the contents of a container.
Origin of unpack:
1425–75
Princeton's WordNet
unpack, take out(verb)
remove from its packing
"unpack the presents"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unpack(verb)ʌnˈpæk
to remove things from your bag after traveling
Unpack and put your clean clothes away.; Should we unpack our suitcases now?
Wiktionary
unpack(Verb)
To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
They didn't have time to unpack their bags before going out to dinner.
unpack(Verb)
To empty containers that had been packed.
They didn't have time to unpack before going to dinner.
unpack(Verb)
To analyze a concept or a text.
unpack(Verb)
To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.
Webster Dictionary
Unpack(verb)
to separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk
Unpack(verb)
to relieve of a pack or burden
Translations for unpack
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- uitpakAfrikaans
- يَفُك، يَحُلArabic
- разопаковамBulgarian
- desempacotarPortuguese (BR)
- vybalitCzech
- auspackenGerman
- pakke udDanish
- ξεπακετάρωGreek
- desempaquetar, desenvolver, desembalar; deshacer (maleta)Spanish
- lahti pakkimaEstonian
- درآوردنFarsi
- purkaaFinnish
- dépaqueterFrench
- לִפרוֹקHebrew
- गठरी खोलनाHindi
- raspakiratiCroatian
- kicsomagolHungarian
- membongkarIndonesian
- taka uppIcelandic
- spacchettareItalian
- 開けて取出すJapanese
- (포장, 짐 등을) 풀다Korean
- iš(si)krautiLithuanian
- izkravāt; izsaiņotLatvian
- mengeluarkan barangMalay
- uitpakkenDutch
- pakke opp/utNorwegian
- wypakowywać (się)Polish
- درآوردنPersian
- دانډي خلاصول، دبار پرانيستل،دپيټى سپړل، دپوخڅي نه سامان لري كول، دكارۍ نه كالى لري كولPashto
- desempacotarPortuguese
- a despachetaRomanian
- распаковыватьRussian
- vybaliťSlovak
- razpakiratiSlovenian
- raspakovatiSerbian
- packa uppSwedish
- เอาออกจากห่อThai
- açmakTurkish
- 拆開(包裹等)Chinese (Trad.)
- розпаковуватиUkrainian
- کھولناUrdu
- tháo, dỡVietnamese
- 拆开（包裹等）Chinese (Simp.)
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