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UNTWINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does untwine mean?
• UNTWINE (verb)
The verb UNTWINE has 1 sense:
1. undo what has been twined together
Familiarity information: UNTWINE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they untwine ... he / she / it untwines
Past simple: untwined
Past participle: untwined
-ing form: untwining
... he / she / it untwines Past simple: untwined
Past participle: untwined
-ing form: untwining
Sense 1
Meaning:
Undo what has been twined together
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
untwine the strings
Hypernyms (to "untwine" is one way to...):
straighten; straighten out (make straight)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
twine (spin, wind, or twist together)
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