untwist
/ʌnˈtwɪst/
verb
- To reverse a twist; to straighten something that is twisted or coiled.
- He tried to untwist the knot in the garden hose.
- She carefully untwisted the tangled necklace chain.
- The dancer slowly untwisted her body after the spin.
- To separate or free something that is twisted together.
- The child untwisted the strands of the rope to make a game.
- I had to untwist the two wires before connecting them.
- They worked together to untwist the vines that had grown around the fence.
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