"unthread" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unthreads [present, singular, third-person], unthreading [participle, present], unthreaded [participle, past], unthreaded [past]
Etymology: 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-, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 84 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 33 24 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 11 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 11 78

Inflected forms

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