unpick
verb (used with object)
to take out the stitches of (sewing, knitting, etc.).
have unpicked
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present perfectof unpick.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Researchers have unpicked the mechanism behind a marine feeding strategy that could provide a valuable renewable source of biofuel.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023
Now researchers say they have unpicked the mystery by modelling the ecological effects of the different possibilities.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2020
BBC correspondents have unpicked some of the key details of the newly-published papers.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2018
