verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To loosen a screw or thing by turning it. transitive

   "I'm having some trouble unscrewing the lid of this jar."

2. 2
   loosen something by unscrewing it wordnet
3. 3
   loosen by turning wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

loosen

Antonyms

All antonyms

screw

Example

More examples

"If you want to unscrew these screws, you should use a screwdriver."

Etymology

From un- + screw.

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