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Verb: unscrew  ,ún'skroo
  1. Loosen by turning
    "unscrew the bottle cap"
     
  2. Loosen something by unscrewing it
    "unscrew the outlet plate"

Derived forms: unscrewed, unscrews, unscrewing

Type of: loose, loosen

Antonym: screw

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