unwrap

unwrap
transitive verb Date: 14th century to remove the wrapping from ; disclose <
unwrap a package
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<
unwrap evidence in a criminal case
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Unwrap — Un*wrap , v. t. [1st pref. un + wrap.] To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unwrap — index bare, denude, expose, unveil Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unwrap — late 14c., from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + WRAP (Cf. wrap). Related: Unwrapped; unwrapping …   Etymology dictionary

  • unwrap — ► VERB (unwrapped, unwrapping) ▪ remove the wrapping from …   English terms dictionary

  • unwrap — [unrap′] vt. unwrapped, unwrapping to take off the wrapping of; open or undo (something wrapped) vi. to become unwrapped …   English World dictionary

  • unwrap — UK [ʌnˈræp] / US verb [transitive] Word forms unwrap : present tense I/you/we/they unwrap he/she/it unwraps present participle unwrapping past tense unwrapped past participle unwrapped to remove the paper or plastic from around something such as… …   English dictionary

  • unwrap — verb Unwrap is used with these nouns as the object: ↑candy, ↑gift, ↑package, ↑parcel, ↑present, ↑scarf …   Collocations dictionary

  • unwrap — [[t]ʌ̱nræ̱p[/t]] unwraps, unwrapping, unwrapped VERB When you unwrap something, you take off the paper, plastic, or other covering that is around it. [V n] I untied the bow and unwrapped the small box... [V n] Vacuum packed ham slices should be… …   English dictionary

  • unwrap — /un rap /, v., unwrapped, unwrapping. v.t. 1. to remove or open the wrapping of. 2. to open (something wrapped): Sheila unwrapped the Christmas presents quickly. v.i. 3. to become unwrapped. [1200 50; ME unwrappen; see UN 2, WRAP] * * * …   Universalium

  • unwrap — verb /ʌnˈræp/ To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded …   Wiktionary

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