0 present 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
The device is released by unscrewing, rotating the wire for this purpose.
There is no disarmament in that instance, simply some mothballing or some provisional unscrewing.
You will not get very far by unscrewing only one.
The installer attaches the fence at one end, stretches it, and attaches at the other, easily removing the excess by unscrewing a wire.
He then disabled the lights either by switching off the electricity at the meter or by unscrewing lightbulbs from their sockets.
The player must use the left analogue stick to begin unscrewing.
Thereafter, any attempt to disarm the mine by unscrewing the pressure plate (to remove the fuze) will automatically trigger detonation.
The cover of cylinder can be removed by unscrewing the bolts.