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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of untwist.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not twisted; formerly twisted but now straight

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Examples

  • The Pleasure arising to a few Philosophers, from seeing, a few Times in their Life, the Threads of Light untwisted, and separated by the Newtonian Prism into seven Colours, can it be compared with the Ease and Comfort every Man living might feel seven times a Day, by discharging freely the Wind from his Bowels?

    Chris Rodda: To the United States Marine Corps -- re: Farting in Afghanistan Chris Rodda 2011

  • Mama squealed, and made small beckoning gestures with her untwisted hands.

    Escape MaryAnne Kolton 2011

  • Shot of an open closet, one sweater on a wire hanger, one wire hanger untwisted on the floor by it.

    The Divisible: a short film Raymond Gibson 2011

  • The trunk untwisted a fraction, and twisted back again.

    End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

  • And yes I'm pretty twisted and you are % 100 untwisted.

    Obama 1994-2002 2009

  • The trunk untwisted a fraction, and twisted back again.

    End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

  • Our current system and culture is twisted and we need privat and public help to get untwisted.

    Obama praises first health care bill passage 2009

  • She pulled one of the blankets free, untwisted it, and draped it over me.

    Bleeding Violet Dia Reeves 2010

  • Pulling out the loaf of bread, Carissa untwisted the tie and took two slices.

    Under a Maui Moon Robin Jones Gunn 2010

  • We flipped chairs upright and untwisted the blinds and put the trash back into the trash can and packed miscellaneous items like T-shirts and tickets back into boxes.

    Serial Sabotage Carolyn Keene 2010

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