unthread

American  

[uhn-thred] / ʌnˈθrɛd /

verb (used with object)

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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unthread British  

/ ʌnˈθrɛd /

verb

1. to draw out the thread or threads from (a needle, etc)

2. to disentangle

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Etymology

Origin of unthread

First recorded in 1585–95; un- ² + thread