"unthread" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: unthreads [present, singular, third-person], unthreading [participle, present], unthreaded [participle, past], unthreaded [past]
Etymology: From un- + thread. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|thread}} un- + thread Head templates: {{en-verb}} unthread (third-person singular simple present unthreads, present participle unthreading, simple past and past participle unthreaded)
  1. (transitive) To draw or remove a thread from. Tags: transitive Translations (to draw or remove a thread from): изнизвам (iznizvam) (Bulgarian), sfilare (Italian), sfilarsi (Italian)
    Sense id: en-unthread-en-verb-c1yLuJli Disambiguation of 'to draw or remove a thread from': 98 1 1
  2. (transitive) To loosen the connections of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unthread-en-verb-LShQ5pIn
  3. (transitive) To make one's way through. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unthread-en-verb-WuLBxW6o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 5 85 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 26 19 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 6 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 8 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 12 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 8 83

Inflected forms

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