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Unwrap Moderate

Unwrap has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

remove the outer cover or wrapping of

"Let's unwrap the gifts!"

"undo the parcel"

2

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

"The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"

"The actress won't reveal how old she is"

"bring out the truth"

"he broke the news to her"

"unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

"The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings"

3

To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.

"She carefully unwrapped the delicate silk scarf from its protective tissue paper."

In plain English: To unwrap something means to take off its wrapping paper so you can get inside it.

"She carefully unwrapped the birthday present to see what she had received."

Usage: Use this verb when physically removing wrapping paper from a gift or unfolding fabric that has been rolled up. It specifically describes the action of taking something off an object rather than revealing hidden information metaphorically.

Example Sentences
"She carefully unwrapped the birthday present to see what she had received." verb
"She carefully unwrapped the gift to reveal a new hat." verb
"The chef had to unwrap each sausage before cooking them on the grill." verb
"Please do not unwrap the fragile vase until we are ready to move it." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
wrap up
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
uncover tell
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
blackwash muckrake blow out come out of the closet spring betray confide leak spill the beans reveal

Origin

The word unwrap comes from Middle English and is formed by adding the prefix un- to wrap. It originally meant simply to remove a wrapping or covering before evolving into its modern sense of revealing something hidden inside packaging.

Rhyming Words
rap mrap trap wrap crap drap frap grap strap thrap scrap shrap upwrap satrap reprap affrap s trap riprap enwrap inwrap
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