unpick
IPA: ʌnpɪk
verb
- (sewing) To undo sewing stitches.
- (knitting) To undo knitting in order to reuse the wool.
- To unravel or untangle the threads of a rope etc.
- (figurative) To unfold; to solve.
- (figuratively) To disassemble, to undo.
- (figuratively) To take apart, to criticize harshly.
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Examples of "unpick" in Sentences
- He said there must be no attempt to "unpick" the agreement between the coalition government parties.
- Swanson says he will "unpick" the yellow dot from the green the next morning once the new holes are cut.
- She's also hoping that the ID card scheme will be too far advanced for any future non-Labour administration to "unpick".
- Hunt said last month that the Tories will "unpick" any agreed trial contracts with bidders if it secures power at the general election.
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