Unpack
[ʌn'pæk] or [,ʌn'pæk]
Definition
(v. t.) To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk.
(v. t.) To relieve of a pack or burden.
Checker: Spenser
Definition
v.t. to take out of a pack: to open.—n. Unpack′er.
Edited by Cecilia
Examples
- It has become known that we have never had occasion to unpack the money, and that it is still lying in our cellar. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Marianne's pianoforte was unpacked and properly disposed of; and Elinor's drawings were affixed to the walls of their sitting room. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I drank the whiskey and soda and read while Catherine unpacked and moved around the room. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He jumped up, and the leaden eyes which twinkled behind his mountainous cheeks leered horribly upon the food as he unpacked it from the basket. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- We rested, unpacked, and shopped a little between the showers. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- That evening he unpacked his books from London. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- When that was done, the basket, which was filled with grapes and other fruit, was unpacked, and all its contents were quietly put away. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- We all unpacked our baskets, and employed ourselves in getting dinner ready. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Robert Jordan went over to where Pilar was unpacking one of the horses with the help of Primitivo. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Catherine turned on all the lights and commenced unpacking. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Checked by Darren