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Unpick

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To undo sewing stitches.
  2. 2
    undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing) wordnet
  3. 3
    To undo knitting in order to reuse the wool.
  4. 4
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of wordnet
  5. 5
    To unravel or untangle the threads of a rope etc.
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  1. 6
    To unfold; to solve. figuratively

    "Scientists are attempting to unpick the mystery of the “photic sneeze” – a bizarre reflex that causes people to sternutate, or sneeze, in response to bright light – and they need your help."

  2. 7
    To disassemble, to undo. figuratively

    "The home team eventually started to unpick the Town defence and Fabregas forced a saved from visiting goalkeeper Marton Fulop after collecting a pass from Bendtner, who played on the right side of the front line."

  3. 8
    To take apart; criticize harshly. figuratively

    "These compulsive men – and a handful of equally obsessive ‘femcels’ – have been likened to terrorists, and their forum posts have been unpicked ad nauseam."

  4. 9
    To deselect. transitive

Etymology

From Middle English unpiken, equivalent to un- + pick.

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