unpack

unpack
a) To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.

They didnt have time to unpack their bags before going out to dinner.

b) To empty containers that had been packed.

They didnt have time to unpack before going to dinner.


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  • Unpack — Un*pack , v. t. [1st pref. un + pack.] [1913 Webster] 1. To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk. [1913 Webster] 2. To relieve of a pack or burden. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unpack — [unpak′] vt. 1. to open and remove the packed contents of 2. to take from a crate, trunk, etc. 3. to remove a pack or load from 4. to analyze and explain in detail [to unpack a complex idea] vi. 1. to remove the contents of a packed trunk,… …   English World dictionary

  • Unpack —   [dt. entpacken], dekomprimieren …   Universal-Lexikon

  • unpack — (v.) late 15c., from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + PACK (Cf. pack) (v.). Cf. Du. ontpakken. Related: Unpacked; unpacking …   Etymology dictionary

  • unpack — ► VERB 1) open and remove the contents of (a suitcase or container). 2) remove from a packed container. 3) analyse into component elements …   English terms dictionary

  • unpack — UK [ʌnˈpæk] / US verb Word forms unpack : present tense I/you/we/they unpack he/she/it unpacks present participle unpacking past tense unpacked past participle unpacked 1) [intransitive/transitive] to take things out of a suitcase or other… …   English dictionary

  • unpack — Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to remove the contents of < unpack a suitcase > b. unburden, reveal < must…unpack my heart with words Shakespeare > 2. to remove or undo from packing or a container < unpacked his gear > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unpack — [[t]ʌ̱npæ̱k[/t]] unpacks, unpacking, unpacked 1) VERB When you unpack a suitcase, box, or similar container, or you unpack the things inside it, you take the things out of the container. [V n] He unpacked his bag... [V n] Our guide unpacked a… …   English dictionary

  • unpack — un|pack [ ʌn pæk ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take things out of a suitcase or other container that you were carrying them in: I haven t had time to unpack yet. Can you please unpack the shopping? 2. ) transitive to explain something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unpack — /ʌnˈpæk/ (say un pak) verb (t) 1. to undo or take out (something packed). 2. to remove the contents packed in (a suitcase, trunk, etc.). 3. to remove a pack or load from (a horse, etc.); unload (a vehicle, etc.). 4. to understand; comprehend: to… …  

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