unwrap (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *unwrap*:
VERB	contact	unwrap, undo	remove the outer cover or wrapping of
VERB	communication	unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

unwrap > pronunciation
Sounds	ahnrae'p
Rhymes	backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep...

English > *unwrap*: 2 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Remove the outer cover or wrapping of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"Let's unwrap the gifts!"
Synonym	undo
Broader	uncover, expose	Remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
Opposite	wrap, wrap up	Arrange or fold as a cover or protection
Spanish	desenvolver

English > *unwrap*: 2 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
Synonyms	disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover
Cause to	break, get out, get around	Be released or become known
Entailed by	sell someone out	Give information that compromises others
Narrower	betray, bewray	reveal unintentionally
	blackwash	Bring (information) out of concealment
	blow	Cause to be revealed and jeopardized
	come out of the closet, out, come out	To state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
	confide	reveal in private
	leak	tell anonymously
	muckrake	explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures
	out	reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
	reveal	disclose directly or through prophets
	spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out	divulge confidential information or secrets
	spring	produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly / unexpectedly
Broader	tell	Let something be known
Similar to	break, get out, get around	Be released or become known
Spanish	declarar, descubrir, desvelar, divulgar, exponer, manifestar, revelar
Catalan	declarar, desvelar, divulgar, manifestar, revelar

HyperDic: unwrap