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UNSCREW
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they unscrew ... he / she / it unscrews
Past simple: unscrewed
Past participle: unscrewed
-ing form: unscrewing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loosen something by unscrewing it
Example:
unscrew the outlet plate
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "unscrew" is one way to...):
loose; loosen (make loose or looser)
"Unscrew" entails doing...:
circumvolve; rotate (cause to turn on an axis or center)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Loosen by turning
Example:
unscrew the bottle cap
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "unscrew" is one way to...):
loose; loosen (make loose or looser)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
screw (tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions)
