untwist

English

Etymology

From un- + twist.

Verb

untwist (third-person singular simple present untwists, present participle untwisting, simple past and past participle untwisted)

1. (transitive) To remove a twist from.
2. (intransitive) To become untwisted.

Derived terms

• untwistable
• untwister

Translations

to remove a twist from, to untangle, to straighten out twisted strands or parts

• Bulgarian: размотавам (bg) (razmotavam)
• Carpathian Rusyn: одкруцовац (odkrucovac)
• Māori: whakamatara

Noun

untwist (plural untwists)

1. A twist in the opposite direction.