unscrew
verb (used with object)
to draw or loosen a screw from (a hinge, bracket, etc.).
unscrewed
Example Sentences
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Crews also have been installing locked steel covers over bolts so they cannot be unscrewed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
The shaft that controlled the tail rotor then unscrewed and became detached as a result, which in turn caused the helicopter to spin out of the pilot's control.
From BBC ● Sep. 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
Investigators discovered that a clamp nut threaded into the barrel of the actuator and that connects the top of the assembly to the stabilizer had unscrewed from the barrel.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
Jahrling unscrewed the little black cap and waved his hand over the flask to bring the scent to his nose, and then he took a whiff.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
