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Meanings of unpick in English

Portuguese
desemaranhar

Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of.

desemaranhar
Usage of unpick in English
1
In essence, we need to unpick an essentially imperialist notion of power.
The South African
2
It's going to take quite a while to unpick all of this.
The Guardian
3
He then tried to unpick the agreement after it had been finalised.
The Irish Times
4
I unpick his fingers from my arm and slide away from him.
Waiting for the Barbarians
5
The Italian government meanwhile wants to push up its deficit, and unpick reforms.
Reuters
6
Why is the UK seeking to unpick the EU withdrawal agreement?
The Guardian
7
Do I need to unpick the significance of such a choice?
The Guardian
8
It is becoming increasingly hard to unpick legitimate complaints from the widening spat.
Reuters
9
It moves to his commands, trying to unpick Place How's bag.
Iron Council
10
Our political editor, Jane Patterson and our economics correspondent, Patrick O'Meara unpick the budget.
Radio NZ
11
The form, unpick the close-knit weave, make room For looser threads of consonantal rhyme.
The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
12
For all Kelly's offensive innovation, I doubt Sanchez has the wits to unpick them.
The Guardian
13
Why are we trying to unpick something that's fairly settled?
The Guardian
14
Breakingviews columnists unpick the gold-mining M&A frenzy and debate whether cooler heads can prevail.
Reuters
15
Learn more about the clarinet as we unpick the pinnacle of the clarinet repertoire.
Radio NZ
16
I smooth my hair and very stealthily unpick my wedgie.
The Hunger Pains
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Portuguese
desemaranhar
Unpick through the time
Unpick across language varieties
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