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unscrew

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un·screw  (n-skr)
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.
unscrew
Verb
1. to loosen a screw or lid by turning it
2. to unfasten something by removing the screws which fasten it: the mirror had been unscrewed and removed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.unscrewunscrew - loosen something by unscrewing it; "unscrew the outlet plate"
loosen, loose - make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
2.unscrewunscrew - loosen by turning; "unscrew the bottle cap"
loosen, loose - make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
screw - tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on"
Translations
Spanish unscrew [ʌnˈskruː] vt → destornillar
French unscrew [ʌnˈskruː] vt → dévisser
German unscrew [ʌnˈskruː] vt → losschrauben
Italian unscrew [ʌnˈskruː] vt → svitare
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Here's the ship's navel, this doubloon here, and they are all on fire to unscrew it.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
The only bars that Raffles allowed to beat him were the kind that are let into the stone outside; those fixed within are merely screwed to the woodwork, and you can unscrew as many as necessary if you take the trouble and have the time.
Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
He set there and took his own time to unscrew his heelplates and cut out his plugs and stick in the di'monds and screw on his plates again .
Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context
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