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Meaning of UNSCREW

Pronunciation:  un'skroo

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  loosen something by unscrewing it; "unscrew the outlet plate"
  2. [v]  loosen by turning; "unscrew the bottle cap"
 
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 Antonyms: screw
 
 See Also: circumvolve, loose, loosen, rotate

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Un*screw"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + screw.]
To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or
withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it.
 

 

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