Unscrew

Quick meaning: Unscrew is a verb meaning (transitive) To loosen a screw or thing by turning it.

Meaning

(transitive) To loosen a screw or thing by turning it.

Example Sentences

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

Ms. Van Son unscrewed the pump’s handle and shoved it into her bra.

The challenge is how to unscrew the cap with a roundhouse kick without knocking the bottle over.

It requires opening a complex lock with a key that also unscrews a bolt six inches long. Unscrewing the bolt itself takes six minutes.

Word Forms

• unscrews
• unscrewing
• unscrewed

Antonyms for unscrew

Common opposites include screw.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include loosen, remove, loose, disassemble, slacken, extract.

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