unthread: Meaning and Definition of

un•thread

Pronunciation: (un-thred'), [key]
— v.t.
  1. to draw out or take out the thread from: to unthread a sewing machine.
  2. to thread one's way through or out of, as a densely wooded forest.
  3. to disentangle; separate out of a raveled or confused condition: to unthread a mystery.
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