unwrap

[uhn-rap]

verb (used with object)

unwrapped, unwrapping 

1. to remove or open the wrapping of.

2. to open (something wrapped).

   Sheila unwrapped the Christmas presents quickly.

verb (used without object)

unwrapped, unwrapping 

1. to become unwrapped.

unwrap

/ ʌnˈræp /

verb

1. to remove the covering or wrapping from (something) or (of something wrapped) to have the covering come off

Word History and Origins

Origin of unwrap¹

1200–50; Middle English unwrappen; un- ², wrap

Example Sentences

Thus, he says the key differentiator between Horror Unleashed and Halloween Horror Nights is not necessarily the tech used in the mazes, but the extended time they can devote to unwrapping a story.

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Malnourished, with bulging eyes and a skeletal frame, she unwrapped the foil slowly, took a few small bites and then paused.

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Earlier this year, another team of scientists digitally "unwrapped" a badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum using a combination of X-ray imaging and AI, revealing rows and columns of text.

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First, the reigning MVP unwrapped the black compression sleeve he wears when pitching, and pulled it over his right arm.

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It was the summer of 1965 when a captain and student pilot forgot they had placed unwrapped teacakes above their instrument panels.

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