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Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhn-rap
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈræp



Definition of unwrap

Origin :
  • late 14c., from un- (2) + wrap. Related: Unwrapped; unwrapping.
  • verb open
Example sentences :
  • His first act was to unwrap one of the coster lights, and set it on fire.
  • Extract from : « Darry the Life Saver » by Frank V. Webster
  • When she proved too languid to unwrap the box, I was seriously uneasy.
  • Extract from : « The Thing from the Lake » by Eleanor M. Ingram
  • Neither would he unwrap the mystery-thing, for fear that its power might escape.
  • Extract from : « The Giant of the North » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • They watched it unwrap the package and take the metal plate in its hands.
  • Extract from : « The Defenders » by Philip K. Dick
  • When this has properly seasoned the meat, take from the fire, unwrap and drain.
  • Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree
  • The master of Egypt bade them unwrap the gift that he might see it.
  • Extract from : « Famous Affinities of History, Vol 1-4, Complete » by Lyndon Orr
  • I had no time to unwrap them, but I could feel some of them.
  • Extract from : « South from Hudson Bay » by E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
  • Will grabbed his brother, and helped to unwrap the coverings.
  • Extract from : « Two Boy Gold Miners » by Frank V. Webster
  • To delay her departure, she bought a candy bar and began to unwrap it.
  • Extract from : « Ghost Beyond the Gate » by Mildred A. Wirt
  • Well, then you'll have to unwrap it, I guess, and pretend to do something.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Doctor's Telephone--Told by His Wife » by Ellen M. Firebaugh

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