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UNTWINE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they untwine ... he / she / it untwines
Past simple: untwined
Past participle: untwined
-ing form: untwining
Sense 1
Meaning:
Undo what has been twined together
Example:
untwine the strings
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "untwine" is one way to...):
straighten; straighten out (make straight)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
twine (spin, wind, or twist together)
