Unscrew

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unscrew \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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  unscrew
       v 1: loosen something by unscrewing it; "unscrew the outlet
            plate"
       2: loosen by turning; "unscrew the bottle cap" [ant: {screw}]