UNFURL

unfurl, unroll

(verb) unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; “unfurl a banner”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unfurl (third-person singular simple present unfurls, present participle unfurling, simple past and past participle unfurled)

To unroll or release something that had been rolled up, typically a sail or a flag.

(figurative) To roll out or debut anything.

(intransitive) To open up by unrolling.

(intransitive, figurative) To turn out or unfold; to evolve; to progress.

Antonyms

• (to unroll or release): furl, roll

Anagrams

• urnful

Source: Wiktionary


Un*furl", v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + furl.]

Definition: To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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