unfold : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: unfold	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for unfold
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unfold v develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" Synonym(s): blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold open to the view; "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings" extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" Synonym(s): unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" Synonym(s): unfold, spread, spread out, open Antonym(s): fold, fold up, turn up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unfold \Unfold"\, v. t. [AS. unfealdan. See 1st {Un-}, and {Fold}, v. t.] 1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold* a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. --Herbert. 2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science. Unfold the passion of my love. --Shak. 3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unfold \Un*fold"\, v. i. To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. --J. Fletcher.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
unfold {inline}