untwist

[ uhn-twist ]

/ ʌnˈtwɪst /

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verb (used with or without object)

to bring or come out of a twisted condition.

Origin of untwist

First recorded in 1530–40; un-² + twist

Words nearby untwist

untuck, untune, unturned, untutored, untwine, untwist, untwisted, untypical, U Nu, ununbium, ununhexium

Example sentences from the Web for untwist

Then he said: 'Untwist your lines and let mine go, that I may pull the fish in.'
Legends of Ma-ui--a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina|W. D. Westervelt
The children stood round in a circle, and the hoop was twisted up tightly and then let to untwist itself slowly.
Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells
They caught hold of him firmly and endeavored to untwist his beard from the line, but in vain; they were too tightly entangled.
Grimm's Fairy Stories|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
To untwist, to unlay ropes; to teaze, to convert it into oakum.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

“It would simplify matters to untwist it and cut it up into lengths,” he said.
An American Politician|F. Marion Crawford

单词	untwist
释义	untwist [ uhn-twist ] / ʌnˈtwɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR untwist ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object) to bring or come out of a twisted condition. Origin of untwist First recorded in 1530–40; un-² + twist Words nearby untwist untuck, untune, unturned, untutored, untwine, untwist, untwisted, untypical, U Nu, ununbium, ununhexium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for untwist Then he said: 'Untwist your lines and let mine go, that I may pull the fish in.' Legends of Ma-ui--a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina\|W. D. Westervelt The children stood round in a circle, and the hoop was twisted up tightly and then let to untwist itself slowly. Marjorie's Busy Days\|Carolyn Wells They caught hold of him firmly and endeavored to untwist his beard from the line, but in vain; they were too tightly entangled. Grimm's Fairy Stories\|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm To untwist, to unlay ropes; to teaze, to convert it into oakum. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth “It would simplify matters to untwist it and cut it up into lengths,” he said. An American Politician\|F. Marion Crawford Words related to untwist proliferate, set, develop, extend, stretch, cover, lay, flow, increase, escalate, spray, disperse, multiply, reach, expand, circulate, rectify, uncoil, spread, unravel
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untwist

verb (used with or without object)

Origin of untwist

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