UNSCREW Definition & Meaning

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unscrew

[ uhn-skroo ]

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verb (used with object)

to draw or loosen a screw from (a hinge, bracket, etc.).
to unfasten or withdraw by turning, as a screw or lid.
to open (a jar, bottle, etc.) by turning the lid or cover.

verb (used without object)

to permit of being unscrewed.

unscrew

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verb

tr to draw or remove a screw from (an object)
tr to loosen (a screw, lid, etc) by rotating continuously, usually in an anticlockwise direction
intr (esp of an engaged threaded part) to become loosened or separated
the lid wouldn't unscrew

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of unscrew¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; un- ² + screw

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I wouldn’t have expected to become so interested in screws being unscrewed, tabs unbent, machines reduced to component parts, cleaned and painted, with missing parts newly fabricated.

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Vance asked as he unscrewed the plastic cap from the bottle.

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Sometimes, thieves have unscrewed bolts to remove hydrants.

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I unscrewed the lid and aimed at the dervish.

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She unscrewed the lid, releasing smoke that took the shape of a Black woman dressed in white.

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