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# untwist

«untwist» in Mova's school dictionary: **to turn it the other way so it is no longer twisted** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (untwist, untwists, untwisted, untwisting)

### meaning for a pupil

To untwist something is to turn it the other way so it is no longer twisted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untwist/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used about wires, ropes, lids, bags, threads and DNA models in science; in crafts and everyday life.

### examples

- Untwist the wire to open the bag of bread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untwist/#x1)
- She untwisted the lid of the jar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untwist/#x2)
- The rope slowly untwisted as it hung. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untwist/#x3)
- Untwist the cable before you plug it in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untwist/#x4)
- He untwisted the paper clip to make a hook. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untwist/#x5)
- In the model, the two strands of DNA untwist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untwist/#x6)
- They caught hold of him firmly and endeavored to untwist his beard from the line, but in vain; they were too tightly entangled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untwist/#x7)

### note

Regular verb. Opposite: «twist». Similar: «unscrew» (for lids), «unwind» (for string or thread).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «untwist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untwist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.