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# unwrap

«unwrap» in Mova's school dictionary: **to take off the paper, plastic or cover that is around it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (unwrap, unwraps, unwrapped, unwrapping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To unwrap something is to take off the paper, plastic or cover that is around it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwrap/#m1)

2) (informal) To unwrap a secret or idea is to reveal or explain it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwrap/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: unwrapping presents on birthdays and Christmas, unwrapping sweets or a sandwich. In science and DT: unwrapping a parcel to see packaging. In stories and fairy tales: unwrapping a mysterious gift.

### examples

- We unwrapped our presents on Christmas morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwrap/#x1)
- Unwrap the chocolate bar carefully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwrap/#x2)
- The baby loved unwrapping paper more than the toy! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwrap/#x3)
- Don't unwrap your sandwich until lunchtime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwrap/#x4)
- She slowly unwrapped the mysterious parcel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwrap/#x5)
- The museum unwrapped the old map from its cloth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwrap/#x6)

### note

Double p before «-ed» and «-ing»: «unwrapped», «unwrapping». The «w» in «wrap» is silent.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unwrap» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwrap/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.