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- Dictionaryunpack/ʌnˈpak/
verb
- 1. open and remove the contents of (a suitcase, bag, or package): "she unpacked her bags and put everything away"
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UNPACK definition: 1. to remove things from a suitcase, bag, or box: 2. to explain or examine something in order to…. Learn more.
1. a. : to remove the contents of. unpack a suitcase. b. : unburden, reveal. must … unpack my heart with words—William Shakespeare. 2. : to remove or undo from packing or a container. unpacked his gear. 3. : to analyze the nature of by examining in detail : explicate. unpack a concept. 4. : decompresssense 2. unpack a compressed file.
To unpack is to take stuff out that's been packed, like the clothing in your suitcase or the fragile item that's been buried in ten thousand Styrofoam peanuts. If a large shipment arrives at a company, it may take several people to unpack the items and take stock of the contents.
to remove the packed contents of (a case, trunk, etc) 2. (transitive) to take (something) out of a packed container. 3. (transitive) to remove a pack from; unload. to unpack a mule. 4. (transitive) to explain (a question, issue, etc) by analysing its component parts. Collins English Dictionary.
Unpack definition: to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).. See examples of UNPACK used in a sentence.
UNPACK meaning: 1. to remove things from a suitcase, bag, or box: 2. to explain or examine something in order to…. Learn more.
1. to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.). 2. to remove (something) from a container. 3. to unburden, as the mind; reveal. 4. to decipher; analyze: to unpack a metaphor. 5. to remove a pack or load from (a horse, etc.). v.i. 6. to remove the contents of a container.
Definitions of 'unpack' 1. When you unpack a suitcase, box, or similar container, or you unpack the things inside it, you take the things out of the container. [...] 2. If you unpack an idea or problem, you analyse it and consider it in detail. [...] More. Conjugations of 'unpack' present simple: I unpack, you unpack [...]
[transitive, intransitive] unpack (something) to take things out of a bag, case, etc. I unpacked my bags as soon as I arrived. She unpacked all the clothes she needed and left the rest in the case.
to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.). to remove (something) from a container, suitcase, etc. to unburden, as the mind; reveal. to decipher or discern (the meaning of symbols, statements, etc.): Each statement could be unpacked in the general theory. to remove a pack or load from (a horse, vehicle, etc.). v.i.
