verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ʌnˈpæk/
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rhymes with -æk
CMU ARPABET:AH0 N P AE1 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
They didn't have time to unpack their bags before going out to dinner.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To empty containers that had been packed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
They didn't have time to unpack before going to dinner.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To analyze a concept or a text; to explain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To decompress (data).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract