unthread

un·thread

 (ŭn-thrĕd′)
tr.v. un·thread·ed, un·thread·ing, un·threads
1. To draw out the thread from.
2. To find one's way out of (a labyrinth, for example).
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unthread

(ʌnˈθrɛd)
vb (tr)
1. to draw out the thread or threads from (a needle, etc)
2. to disentangle
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un•thread

(ʌnˈθrɛd)

v.t.
1. to draw out or take out the thread from.
2. to thread one's way through or out of, as a forest.
3. to disentangle.
[1585–95]
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unthread


Past participle: unthreaded
Gerund: unthreading

Imperative
unthread
unthread
Present
I unthread
you unthread
he/she/it unthreads
we unthread
you unthread
they unthread
Preterite
I unthreaded
you unthreaded
he/she/it unthreaded
we unthreaded
you unthreaded
they unthreaded
Present Continuous
I am unthreading
you are unthreading
he/she/it is unthreading
we are unthreading
you are unthreading
they are unthreading
Present Perfect
I have unthreaded
you have unthreaded
he/she/it has unthreaded
we have unthreaded
you have unthreaded
they have unthreaded
Past Continuous
I was unthreading
you were unthreading
he/she/it was unthreading
we were unthreading
you were unthreading
they were unthreading
Past Perfect
I had unthreaded
you had unthreaded
he/she/it had unthreaded
we had unthreaded
you had unthreaded
they had unthreaded
Future
I will unthread
you will unthread
he/she/it will unthread
we will unthread
you will unthread
they will unthread
Future Perfect
I will have unthreaded
you will have unthreaded
he/she/it will have unthreaded
we will have unthreaded
you will have unthreaded
they will have unthreaded
Future Continuous
I will be unthreading
you will be unthreading
he/she/it will be unthreading
we will be unthreading
you will be unthreading
they will be unthreading
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unthreading
you have been unthreading
he/she/it has been unthreading
we have been unthreading
you have been unthreading
they have been unthreading
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unthreading
you will have been unthreading
he/she/it will have been unthreading
we will have been unthreading
you will have been unthreading
they will have been unthreading
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unthreading
you had been unthreading
he/she/it had been unthreading
we had been unthreading
you had been unthreading
they had been unthreading
Conditional
I would unthread
you would unthread
he/she/it would unthread
we would unthread
you would unthread
they would unthread
Past Conditional
I would have unthreaded
you would have unthreaded
he/she/it would have unthreaded
we would have unthreaded
you would have unthreaded
they would have unthreaded
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Translations

unthread

[ˈʌnˈθred] VT [+ cloth] → deshebrar, descoser; [+ needle] → desenhebrar; [+ pearls] → desensartar
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unthread

vt needleausfädeln; pearlsabfädeln
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Now, unthread the machine, and then thread it from the start over and over until you are comfortable.
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This could change if the alliances which have knitted together the traditional parties of power start to unthread. The Whigs were a major force in UK politics from the late 1600s until the middle of the 19th century and no contemporary party is immune from the threat of extinction.
The rotation arms allow the operator to thread and unthread drill pipe connections.
It is as if Cameron wants to help the SNP and unthread the UK bit by bit.
The while it [Lorenzo's spirit] did unthread the horrid woof Of the late darken'd time,--the murderous spite Of pride and avarice,--the dark pine roof In the forest,--and the sodden turfed dell, Where, without any word, from stabs he fell.
When driving the helical nails they consistently rotated (or threaded) 1.25 turns but did not spin or unthread during withdrawal.
"For the viewer who tunes in late, the strands of the intricate plot lines may seem too tangled ever to unthread, but the insular complexities are how the shows pack their punch."
The Necks have a composite sonic character, a set of techniques that allow them to bypass the expectations of their instruments, to the extent that it sometimes becomes difficult to unthread their contributions into the sonic categories of piano, bass and drums.
These are all examples of the notion of deep structure, of that which is hidden from us that governs our behavior or understanding and the aim of method is to unthread, expose, or make manifest that which is hidden.