unpack

Verb

Verb Forms: unpacked, unpacking, unpacks

To remove contents from a package or container.
remove from its packing
- "unpack the presents"
To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
To empty containers that had been packed.
To analyze a concept or a text; to explain.
To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.
To unzip, decompress.

Examples

After the tournament, players UNPACK their dictionaries, ready for study.
They didn't have time to unpack before going to dinner.
They didn't have time to unpack their bags before going out to dinner.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English unpakken, equivalent to un- + pack. Compare Saterland Frisian uutpakje (“to unpack”), West Frisian útpakke (“to unpack”), Dutch uitpakken (“to unpack”), German auspacken (“to unpack”).

Synonyms

take out

Antonyms

pack

Scrabble Score: 14

unpack: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
unpack: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unpack: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

unpack: valid Words With Friends Word