verb

• (transitive) To separate the threads (of); disentangle.
• (intransitive, of threads etc.) To become separated; (of something woven, knitted, etc.) to come apart.
• (transitive, figurative) To clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve.
• (transitive, figurative) To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse.
• (intransitive, figurative) To become undone; to collapse.