unscrew
verb/ˌʌnˈskruː/
/ˌʌnˈskruː/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they unscrew | /ˌʌnˈskruː/ /ˌʌnˈskruː/ |
| he / she / it unscrews | /ˌʌnˈskruːz/ /ˌʌnˈskruːz/ |
| past simple unscrewed | /ˌʌnˈskruːd/ /ˌʌnˈskruːd/ |
| past participle unscrewed | /ˌʌnˈskruːd/ /ˌʌnˈskruːd/ |
| -ing form unscrewing | /ˌʌnˈskruːɪŋ/ /ˌʌnˈskruːɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] unscrew (something) to remove something by twisting or turning it; to be removed in this way
- I can't unscrew the lid of this jar.
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- [transitive] unscrew something to take the screws out of something
- You'll have to unscrew the handles to paint the door.
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