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Unscrew

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Verb

1. unscrew

loosen something by unscrewing it

Example Sentences:
'unscrew the outlet plate'

2. unscrew

loosen by turning

Example Sentences:
'unscrew the bottle cap'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Unscrew

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verb
1. (transitive)
to draw or remove a screw from (an object)
2. (transitive)
to loosen (a screw, lid, etc) by rotating continuously, usually in an anticlockwise direction
3. (intransitive)
(esp of an engaged threaded part) to become loosened or separated
the lid wouldn't unscrew

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Unscrew

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verb transitive
1. 
to remove a screw or screws from
2. 
a. 
to remove, detach, or loosen by removing a screw or screws, or by turning
b. 
to remove a threaded top, cover, etc. from (a jar, etc.)
verb intransitive
3. 
to become unscrewed or admit of being unscrewed

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Unscrew

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v. un·screwed, un·screw·ing, un·screws
v.tr.
1. To take out the screw or screws from.
2. To loosen, adjust, or remove by rotating.
v.intr.
To become or allow to become unscrewed.

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