"untwist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: untwists [plural]
Etymology: un- + twist Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|twist}} un- + twist Head templates: {{en-noun}} untwist (plural untwists)
  1. A twist in the opposite direction.
    Sense id: en-untwist-en-noun-8UVJmbic Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 30 39 31

Verb

Forms: untwists [present, singular, third-person], untwisting [participle, present], untwisted [participle, past], untwisted [past]
Etymology: un- + twist Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|twist}} un- + twist Head templates: {{en-verb}} untwist (third-person singular simple present untwists, present participle untwisting, simple past and past participle untwisted)
  1. (transitive) To remove a twist from. Tags: transitive Translations (to remove a twist from, to untangle, to straighten out twisted strands or parts): размотавам (razmotavam) (Bulgarian), одкруцовац (odkrucovac) (Carpathian Rusyn), whakamatara (Maori)
    Sense id: en-untwist-en-verb-UfDAFRCS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 50 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 70 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 30 39 31 Disambiguation of 'to remove a twist from, to untangle, to straighten out twisted strands or parts': 96 4
  2. (intransitive) To become untwisted. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-untwist-en-verb-F5vq~1Kt Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 30 39 31

Inflected forms

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