unpacking

un·pack

 (ŭn-păk′)

v. un·packed, un·pack·ing, un·packs

v.tr.

1. To remove the contents of (a suitcase, for example).

2. To remove from a container, from packaging, or from packing.

3. To remove a pack from (a pack animal).

4. To elucidate or interpret (the meanings implicit in an utterance or text, for example).

v.intr.

To unpack objects from a container.

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unpacking

(ʌnˈpækɪŋ)

n

the act of removing the packed contents from a container

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Translations

unpacking

[ˈʌnˈpækɪŋ] N to do one's unpacking → deshacer las maletas, desempacar (LAm)

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unpacking

n → Auspacken nt; to do one’s unpacking → auspacken

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