unscrew


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un·screw

 (ŭn-skro͞o′)
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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unscrew

(ʌnˈskruː)
vb
1. (Building) (tr) to draw or remove a screw from (an object)
2. (tr) to loosen (a screw, lid, etc) by rotating continuously, usually in an anticlockwise direction
3. (intr) (esp of an engaged threaded part) to become loosened or separated: the lid wouldn't unscrew.
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un•screw

(ʌnˈskru)

v.t.
1. to draw or loosen a screw from (a hinge, bracket, etc.).
2. to unfasten or withdraw by turning, as a screw or lid.
3. to open (a jar, bottle, etc.) by turning the lid or cover.
v.i.
4. to permit of being unscrewed.
[1595–1605]
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unscrew


Past participle: unscrewed
Gerund: unscrewing

Imperative
unscrew
unscrew
Present
I unscrew
you unscrew
he/she/it unscrews
we unscrew
you unscrew
they unscrew
Preterite
I unscrewed
you unscrewed
he/she/it unscrewed
we unscrewed
you unscrewed
they unscrewed
Present Continuous
I am unscrewing
you are unscrewing
he/she/it is unscrewing
we are unscrewing
you are unscrewing
they are unscrewing
Present Perfect
I have unscrewed
you have unscrewed
he/she/it has unscrewed
we have unscrewed
you have unscrewed
they have unscrewed
Past Continuous
I was unscrewing
you were unscrewing
he/she/it was unscrewing
we were unscrewing
you were unscrewing
they were unscrewing
Past Perfect
I had unscrewed
you had unscrewed
he/she/it had unscrewed
we had unscrewed
you had unscrewed
they had unscrewed
Future
I will unscrew
you will unscrew
he/she/it will unscrew
we will unscrew
you will unscrew
they will unscrew
Future Perfect
I will have unscrewed
you will have unscrewed
he/she/it will have unscrewed
we will have unscrewed
you will have unscrewed
they will have unscrewed
Future Continuous
I will be unscrewing
you will be unscrewing
he/she/it will be unscrewing
we will be unscrewing
you will be unscrewing
they will be unscrewing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unscrewing
you have been unscrewing
he/she/it has been unscrewing
we have been unscrewing
you have been unscrewing
they have been unscrewing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unscrewing
you will have been unscrewing
he/she/it will have been unscrewing
we will have been unscrewing
you will have been unscrewing
they will have been unscrewing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unscrewing
you had been unscrewing
he/she/it had been unscrewing
we had been unscrewing
you had been unscrewing
they had been unscrewing
Conditional
I would unscrew
you would unscrew
he/she/it would unscrew
we would unscrew
you would unscrew
they would unscrew
Past Conditional
I would have unscrewed
you would have unscrewed
he/she/it would have unscrewed
we would have unscrewed
you would have unscrewed
they would have unscrewed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.unscrew - loosen something by unscrewing itunscrew - loosen something by unscrewing it; "unscrew the outlet plate"
loosen, loose - make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
2.unscrew - loosen by turningunscrew - 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"
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Translations
يَفُك اللولَبيَفُكُّ اللَوْلَب
odšroubovat
skrue af
ruuvata auki
odviti
skrúfa úr/af
ねじを緩める
나사를 빼다
atskrūvētnoskrūvēt
odskrutkovať
odviti
skruva loss
คลายเกลียว
sökmekvidalasını gevşetmek/sökmek
nới lỏng

unscrew

[ˈʌnˈskruː]
A. VTdestornillar; [+ lid] → desenroscar
B. VIdestornillarse; [lid] → desenroscar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unscrew

[ˌʌnˈskruː] vt
(= undo) [+ cap, top] → dévisser
She unscrewed the top of the bottle → Elle a dévissé le bouchon de la bouteille.
(= remove the screws from) [+ handle, sign, mirror] → dévisser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unscrew

vt (= loosen)losschrauben; plate, lid alsoabschrauben; to come unscrewedsich lösen
visich los- or abschrauben lassen; (= become loose)sich lösen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unscrew

[ʌnˈskruː]
1. vtsvitare
2. visvitarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unscrew

(anˈskruː) verb
to remove or loosen (something) by taking out screws, or with a twisting or screwing action. He unscrewed the cupboard door; Can you unscrew this lid?
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

unscrew

يَفُكُّ اللَوْلَب odšroubovat skrue af losschrauben ξεβιδώνω destornillar ruuvata auki dévisser odviti svitare ねじを緩める 나사를 빼다 losschroeven skru opp odkręcić desaparafusar, desparafusar откручивать skruva loss คลายเกลียว sökmek nới lỏng 旋松
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
References in classic literature ?
At last they got out the coffin and begun to unscrew the lid, and then such another crowding and shoulder- ing and shoving as there was, to scrouge in and get a sight, you never see; and in the dark, that way, it was awful.
It was the thought of Billy, next morning, that led Saxon to go under the sink, unscrew the cap to the catchtrap, and rescue the five-dollar piece.
I ventured to unscrew one of my chairs, which were always fastened to the floor; and having made a hard shift to screw it down again, directly under the slipping-board that I had lately opened, I mounted on the chair, and putting my mouth as near as I could to the hole, I called for help in a loud voice, and in all the languages I understood.
Here's the ship's navel, this doubloon here, and they are all on fire to unscrew it.
After it's done its work, why, all we have to do is to go down into the hold, unscrew the nut, and out drops the hook.
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.
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 .
He held the usual screwed bit of whitey- brown paper in his hand, from which he ever and again unscrewed a spare pinch of snuff.
Removal of the casket from its box was less easy, but it was taken out, for it was a perquisite of Jess, who carefully unscrewed the cover and laid it aside, exposing the body in black trousers and white shirt.
Every attempt has been made, the screw has come unscrewed. Oh, a beggar woman with a baby.
He's a wonderful man, without his living likeness; but I feel that I have to screw myself up when I dine with him - and I dine more comfortably unscrewed."
"Why, yes; the lower bottom unscrews," said the Tin Woodman.