Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1.
loosen something by unscrewing it;
- Example: "unscrew the outlet plate"2.
loosen by turning;
- Example: "unscrew the bottle cap"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unscrew \Un*screw"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + screw.]
To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or
withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unscrew
v 1: loosen something by unscrewing it; "unscrew the outlet
plate"
2: loosen by turning; "unscrew the bottle cap" [ant: screw]