To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth.

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.

To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.

develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"

extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

Unfold an item.