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
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Verb | 1. | unscrew - loosen something by unscrewing it; "unscrew the outlet plate" |
2. | unscrew - loosen by turning; "unscrew the bottle cap" 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. VT → destornillar; [+ lid] → desenroscar
B. VI → destornillarse; [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.
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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