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unscrew definition

un·screw (-skro̵̅o̅′)

transitive verb

  1. to remove a screw or screws from
    1. to remove, detach, or loosen by removing a screw or screws, or by turning
    2. to remove a threaded top, cover, etc. from (a jar, etc.)

intransitive verb

to become unscrewed or admit of being unscrewed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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