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Definitions for unpack
ʌnˈpækun·pack

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unpack, take outverb

    remove from its packing

    "unpack the presents"

Wiktionary

  1. unpackverb

    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.

  2. unpackverb

    To empty containers that had been packed.

    They didn't have time to unpack before going to dinner.

  3. unpackverb

    To analyze a concept or a text.

  4. unpackverb

    To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Unpackverb

    I, the son of a dear father murther’d,
    Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words. William Shakespeare.

    He had a great parcel of glasses packed up, which, when he had unpacked, a great many cracked of themselves. Boyle.

ChatGPT

  1. unpack

    Unpack generally refers to the act of removing items from a container, suitcase, or box. It can also refer to analyzing or exploring a complex concept, idea, or issue in detail.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unpackverb

    to separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk

  2. Unpackverb

    to relieve of a pack or burden

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unpack

    un-pak′, v.t. to take out of a pack: to open.—n. Unpack′er.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unpack in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unpack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of unpack in a Sentence

  1. Ted Scambos:

    It’s going to take a while to unpack, we’re still reacting to a relatively sudden change. Certainly the last few years have been a dramatic exclamation point on a trend that was just developing after 2016.

  2. George Ade:

    The time to enjoy a European tour is about three weeks after you unpack.

  3. Allen Sills:

    There's a lot to unpack there and we will have more to say about this, I think, as we approach the combine (in late winter), this year (such injuries) were particularly noteworthy.

  4. Kyle Ewing:

    We look at general cognitive ability, how do you unpack and tackle these large problems that exist and distill them down to something you can take hold of ?

  5. Peter DeBoer:

    There was a lot to unpack with this series and playing the first six games without( Pacioretty), Golden Knights leading goal scorer, was a hill Golden Knights group had to climb, it was critical that Golden Knights got him back tonight. It changed, I thought, everything about Golden Knights confidence, about Golden Knights confidence to score.

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