unscrew
verb (used with object)
to draw or loosen a screw from (a hinge, bracket, etc.).
unscrewed
Example Sentences
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At one point he even unscrewed the computer tower to take some internal components home for tests.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Crews also have been installing locked steel covers over bolts so they cannot be unscrewed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Instead, the clamp nut had unscrewed from the barrel.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
"The plunger needs to be unscrewed and disassembled to get all the oils and coffee grounds out," he says.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2023
He had unscrewed the chest plate of the nearest as he spoke, inserted the two-inch sphere that contained the tiny spark of atomic energy that was a robot’s life.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
