unscrew

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Verb

unscrew (unscrews, present participle unscrewing; past and past participle unscrewed)

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

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

Antonyms

• screw

Translations

• German: abschrauben, losschrauben
• Portuguese: desaparafusar, desparafusar
• Spanish: destornillar, desatornillar

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