unpacked
verb
- 1
To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
“They didn't have time to unpack their bags before going out to dinner.”
- 2
To empty containers that had been packed.
“They didn't have time to unpack before going to dinner.”
- 3
To analyze a concept or a text.
- 4
(of a segment such as a vowel) To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.
- 5
To decompress.
Antonyms
adjective
- 1
Having had its packing removed.
“I worked all day and managed to get all the boxes unpacked.”
- 2
Not yet packed.
“The unpacked gifts are on the table.”
- 3
(sometimes proscribed) Not yet having had its packing removed. (Especially after still. For more on this use, see http//itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002171.html)
“I left the box, still unpacked, at our old house.”
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