0 past simple and past participle of unscrew
1 to take the lid or top off something by twisting it round:
2 to remove something by taking the screws out of it
If adequate stability and satisfactory positioning were confirmed the cable was unscrewed, releasing the device.
After having scrutinized the fit of the configured occluder, the device was unscrewed from the delivery cable.
The original top of the jar served as the floor and could be unscrewed for the insertion and removal of flies.
The guide tube through which the microelectrode would pass was sealed with a protective stylus that could be unscrewed to allow attachment of a microdrive.
In our contention the parts which are, in fact, detachable are unscrewed, and each part then goes on by itself.
Up again, it can be unscrewed and taken away to where it is required for someone else.
They then found a receptacle—in fact, a steel drum—and unscrewed its cap.
He sat there cerebrating for a full hour-and-a-half before he deliberately unscrewed his fountain pen and put pen to paper.
