Untwist (Verb)
Meaning
Cause to become untwisted.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- To untwist the rope, you'll need to rotate it slowly in the opposite direction.
- The screw thread had become twisted and needed to be untwisted before it would fit back into place.
- She carefully tried to untwist the twisted ankle without causing more pain.
- He spent hours trying to untwist the tangled lengths of Christmas lights.
- Using a hair tie, it was difficult to untwist the knot in her long, curly hair.