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unpack
unpack /ʌnˈpæk/ verb
 Word Family: noun: pack, package, packaging, packet, packing, packer; verb: packunpack, package; adjective: packed
1. [intransitive and transitive] to take everything out of a box, bag, suitcase etc:
    I haven’t had a chance to unpack yet.
    She unpacked her suitcase and headed for the beach.
    Maggie carefully unpacked the gifts she had bought.
2. [transitive] to make an idea or problem easier to understand by considering all the parts of it separately:
    Some of the issues surrounding mental illness have been unpacked in Chapter 3.