to remove the packed contents of (a case, trunk, etc) - (transitive)
to take (something) out of a packed container - (transitive)
to remove a pack from; unload: to unpack a mule
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un•pack /ʌnˈpæk/USA pronunciation
v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to undo or remove (something, such as the contents) from (a box, trunk, etc.): [~ + object]to unpack a suitcase.[no object]were too tired to unpack.
un•pack
(un pak′),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
un•pack′er, n.
- 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.
- to remove the contents of a container.
- late Middle English unpakken. See un-2, pack1 1425–75
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