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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