uncasing
Taking out packaging
Uncasing is removing something from its case or covering.
The word appears most often in contexts of unpacking or revealing: uncasing a violin, uncasing equipment for inspection.
In older usage, particularly hunting, to uncase meant to skin an animal or strip off a disguise.
To let go
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
- unbindingAct of freeing
unfettering · unleashing · escape · deliverance · extrication · disenthrallment · breaking free · letting loose
Removing a covering
- unboxingRevealing packaged goods on camera
- openingGap or start
- extractingPulling out from within
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
Act of first revealing
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- exposingMaking something known
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- unmaskingRevealing what's hidden
laying bare · bringing to light · discovery · revelation · detection · divulgence · illumination · transparency
release
To let go
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
unbinding · unfettering · unleashing · escape · deliverance · extrication · disenthrallment · breaking free · letting loose · loosening
unwrapping
Removing a covering
- unboxingRevealing packaged goods on camera
- openingGap or start
- extractingPulling out from within
unloading · emptying · unsealing · unbundling · unsheathing
unveiling
Act of first revealing
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- exposingMaking something known
- disclosureAct of revealing information
unmasking · laying bare · bringing to light · discovery · revelation · detection · divulgence · illumination · transparency · confession