“+ verb
Etymology: Middle English unpakken, from un- (II) + pakken to pack
transitive verb
1.
a. : to remove the contents of
unpack of a trunk
b. : to reveal the feelings of : unburden
must … unpack my heart with words — Shakespeare
2.
a. : to remove or undo from packing or a container
packed and unpacked all the gear in traveling — Weston La Barre
b. : to reveal or decipher (as thought or meaning) by interpretation
the meaning of such statements can be unpacked in a series of hypothetical propositions — R.J.Spilsbury
intransitive verb
: to engage in unpacking a container