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verb
To undo sewing stitches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles
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Synonyms: unstitch
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To undo knitting in order to reuse the wool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles
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verb
To unravel or untangle the threads of a rope etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To unfold; to solve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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verb
To disassemble, to undo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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verb
To take apart; criticize harshly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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verb
To deselect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: undo
verb
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: undo
History
From Middle English unpiken, equivalent to un- + pick.
