unscrew
- v loosen something by unscrewing it
unscrew the outlet plate - v loosen by turning
unscrew the bottle cap
- Like his aspiring hero Harry Patterson, Clyde Brion Davis "has all his life been trying to unscrew the in-scrutable.
- The shakers also unscrew for table use.
- At home they clamber on kitchen counters, unscrew light bulbs and mess up the simplest tasks, from hanging up their clothes to making the bed.