unpick
unpick · unpicks · unpicked · unpicking
To undo sewing stitchesTo undo sewing stitches.
Meaning
7 sensesTo undo sewing stitches.
undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)
To undo knitting in order to reuse the wool.
To unravel or untangle the threads of a rope etc.
(figuratively)To unfold; to solve.
(figuratively)To disassemble, to undo.
(figuratively)To take apart; criticize harshly.
(transitive)To deselect.
Origin
From Middle English unpiken, equivalent to un- + pick.From Middle English unpiken, equivalent to un- + pick.
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Forms
unpicks, unpicking, unpicked, unpickedSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of:unravelunknotunscrambleuntangle
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle