Unscrew — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

loosen something by unscrewing it

loosen by turning

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnskɹˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnskɹˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnskɹˈuː/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnskɹˈuː/.

Examples

unscrew the outlet plate
unscrew the bottle cap

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

screw

Parts of Speech

verb	loosen something by unscrewing it “unscrew the outlet plate”
verb	loosen by turning “unscrew the bottle cap”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abschrauben

etwas lösen, indem man es abschraubt

🇫🇷French

dévisser

desserrer quelque chose en le dévissant

🇪🇸Spanish

destornillar

aflojar algo desenroscándolo

🇮🇹Italian

svitare

allentare qualcosa svitandolo

🇳🇱Dutch

losschroeven

maak iets los door het los te draaien

🇵🇹Portuguese

desaparafusar

afrouxe algo desparafusando-o

🇷🇺Russian

отвинтить

ослабить что-либо, отвинтив это

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खोल देना

किसी चीज़ का पेंच खोलकर उसे ढीला करना

🇧🇩Bengali

খুলুন

এটা খুলে কিছু আলগা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

திருகு

அதை அவிழ்ப்பதன் மூலம் எதையாவது தளர்த்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మరను విప్పు

దాన్ని విప్పడం ద్వారా దాన్ని విప్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्क्रू काढा

ते उघडून काहीतरी सोडवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ક્રૂ કાઢવા

તેને સ્ક્રૂ કાઢીને કંઈક છૂટું કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರುಗಿಸು

ಅದನ್ನು ತಿರುಗಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸಡಿಲಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഴിക്കുക

എന്തെങ്കിലും അഴിച്ചുമാറ്റുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੇਚ ਖੋਲ੍ਹੋ

ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਢਿੱਲੀ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سکرو کھولنا

اسے کھول کر کچھ ڈھیلا کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拧开

通过拧松某物来松开它

🇯🇵Japanese

ネジを緩める

何かを緩めて緩める

🇰🇷Korean

돌려서 빼다

나사를 풀어 무언가를 느슨하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tháo vít

nới lỏng cái gì đó bằng cách tháo nó ra

🇹🇭Thai

คลายเกลียว

คลายบางสิ่งบางอย่างโดยการคลายเกลียวออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

melepaskan

melonggarkan sesuatu dengan membuka tutupnya

🇵🇭Filipino

alisan ng takip

paluwagin ang isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng pag-alis nito

🇲🇾Malay

buka skru

longgarkan sesuatu dengan membuka skrunya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انفك

تخفيف شيء عن طريق فكه

🇮🇷Persian

باز کردن

با باز کردن پیچ چیزی را شل کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

sökmek

bir şeyi çevirerek gevşetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַתִיר

לשחרר משהו על ידי פתיחתו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unscrew'?

The primary meaning of 'unscrew' is 'loosen something by unscrewing it'.

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Using 'unscrew' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unscrew' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unscrew' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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