Untwine - English meaning

verb

Free (something or someone) from something that they are entangled with.

Usage examples:

‘i must go,’ she said, disentangling her fingers from gabriel's

verb

To separate things that have become joined or confused

Usage examples:

It’s hard to disentangle the truth from all her lies.

verb

Straighten or cause to straighten from a coiled or curled position.

Usage examples:

The rope uncoiled like a snake

verb

Unfasten, untie, or loosen (something).

Usage examples:

The knot was difficult to undo

noun

A feature of a computer program that allows a user to cancel or reverse the last command executed.

Usage examples:

The undo command

verb

Cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

verb

Make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state, especially in order to be open to the wind.

Usage examples:

A man was unfurling a sail

verb

Straighten or become straight.

Usage examples:

The next job was to unkink the twisted christmas lights

verb

Untwist (a rope) into separate strands.

Usage examples:

A knife is helpful here to get things started, but they unlay easily once you've gotten it going.

verb

Undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads).

Usage examples:

There are some threads that once pulled unraveled the whole sweater.

verb

Unwind.

Usage examples:

The fibre optic cable must be unreeled before installation

verb

Open or cause to open out from a rolled-up state.

Usage examples:

The blanket unrolled as he tugged it

verb

To open and become flat from a rolled position, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ t ] she unrolled a bolt of silk for us to look at.

verb

Disentangle.

Usage examples:

He helped her unsnarl her muddled views

verb

Open or cause to open from a twisted position.

Usage examples:

He untwisted the wire and straightened it out

verb

Undo or be undone after winding or being wound.

Usage examples:

Ella unwound the long woollen scarf from her neck

verb

Reverse the twisting of

verb

To unfasten something that is wrapped around an object

Usage examples:

To unwind string, i’m just going to watch some tv and unwind.