unpack

Meaning

1. (transitive) To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
2. (intransitive) To empty containers that had been packed.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To analyze a concept or a text; to explain.
4. (intransitive) To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.
5. (transitive) To decompress (data).

Synonyms

unload

unwrap

untie

empty

unburden

unroll

unbind

take out

drain

disburden

discharge

disclose

dump

loosen

remove

undo

unfasten

pour off

unbox

offload

parting

reduce

unzip

segregating

split

take off

augmentation

dividing

divide

uncase

uncover

fall-away

compartition

unfold

dilation

dilatation

untack

dieresis

drop down

enlarge

expand

expansion

extend

detach

Translations

auspacken

déballer

uitpakken

disimballare

desempaquetar

sballare

desempacar

dépaqueter

disfare

desembalar

ξεπακετάρω

entpacken

açmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈpæk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: unpakken

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: uutpakje

Cognate with Western Frisian: útpakke

Cognate with Dutch: uitpakken

Cognate with German: auspacken

In summary

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”).