Unpick (Verb)
Meaning 1
Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The seam was starting to unpick and needed to be repaired before wearing the dress again.
- As I was washing the sweater, I accidentally managed to unpick an entire row of its stitching.
- If you pull on that loose thread, you might unpick the entire left sleeve of the jacket.
- It only takes one snag on a rough surface to begin to unpick the delicate fabric of her new suit.
- The old sweater had begun to unpick at the cuffs after years of regular use.
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Meaning 2
Undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing).
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The seamstress carefully unpicked the stitches to remove the unwanted embellishment from the dress.
- She had to unpick the entire row of stitches after making a mistake in her embroidery.
- It took hours to unpick the intricate stitching on the antique tapestry.
- To make the necessary repairs, the tailor had to unpick the garment's seams.
- With a pair of tweezers and a seam ripper, she began to unpick the wrongly sewn stitches.