untwist

English

Etymology

Verb

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

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

Translations

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

Maori: whakamatara

Noun

untwist (plural untwists)

A twist in the opposite direction.

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