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UNBOX
unbox
(verb) remove from a box; “unbox the presents”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
unbox (third-person singular simple present unboxes, present participle unboxing, simple past and past participle unboxed)
(transitive) To remove from a box.
(transitive, computing) To retrieve (a value of a primitive type) from the object in which it is boxed.
Synonyms
• (remove from a box): unpack, uncase, undo
Antonyms
• (remove from a box): pack, box up
Source: Wiktionary
Un*box", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + box.]
Definition: To remove from a box or boxes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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