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un⋅screw

  [uhn-skroo]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to draw or loosen a screw from (a hinge, bracket, etc.).
2. to unfasten or withdraw by turning, as a screw or lid.
3. to open (a jar, bottle, etc.) by turning the lid or cover.
–verb (used without object)
4. to permit of being unscrewed.
Origin:
1595–1605; un- 2 + screw
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un·screw   (ŭn-skrōō')   
v.   un·screwed, un·screw·ing, un·screws

v.   tr.

  1. To take out the screw or screws from.

  2. To loosen, adjust, or remove by rotating.

v.   intr.
To become or allow to become unscrewed.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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