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Verb
- 1
open; spread out
To bend back and spread a folded or rolled object.
Korean definition: 접히거나 말려 있는 것을 젖혀서 벌리다.
I unfolded the note he handed me and read it.
The aristocrats sat in the pavilion, folding and unfolding their fans as they admired the scenery.
- 2
flatten; straighten
For something folded or overlapped to be spread widely.
Korean definition: 구김이나 주름 등을 없애서 반듯하게 하다.
My mother was ironing the wrinkles out of a shirt.
Fulling cloth with sticks was one way to smooth out wrinkles in fabric before irons existed.
- 3
stretch; stand tall
To straighten what is bent; or to spread what is hunched or shrunk.
Korean definition: 굽은 것을 곧게 하다. 또는 움츠리거나 오므라든 것을 벌리다.
We spread our hands wide and clapped loudly.
Gazing at the vast sea, he threw out his chest.
- 4
argue freely
To freely express or argue one’s thought, opinion, feeling, etc.
Korean definition: 생각이나 의견, 감정 등을 자유롭게 표현하거나 주장하다.
Jisu decided to study in the US to pursue her grand dream.
At the time, because of police surveillance, they were not in a position to freely express their views.