unfold
verb [T] (OPEN) /ʌnˈfəʊld/
/-ˈfoʊld/ Definition
C1 to open or spread out something that has been folded: If we unfold the table we can fit eight people around it. He watched her expression as she unfolded the letter.Unfastening and opening
(Definition of unfold verb (OPEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -breaker suffix (USE FORCE)
- crack verb (GET INTO)
- gape verb (OPEN)
- let/set sth loose idiom
- loosen verb (LESS TIGHT)
- loosen verb (NOT FIXED)
- loosen your grip idiom
- open sb up phrasal verb
- release verb (MAKE FREE)
- steam verb
- tease sth out phrasal verb (SEPARATE)
- the earth/ground/floor opens idiom
- throw sth open phrasal verb (OBJECT)
- unbuckle verb
- uncork verb
- unlock verb
- unpick verb (SEWING)
- unroll verb
- unscrew verb (LID)
- unscrew verb (SCREWS)
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Unfastening and opening
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