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单词 unkink
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unkink

verb

un·​kink ˌən-ˈkiŋk How to pronounce unkink (audio)
unkinked; unkinking; unkinks

transitive verb

: to free from kinks : straighten

intransitive verb

: to become lax or loose : relax

Synonyms

  • straighten
  • unbend
  • uncurl
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Example Sentences

you should unkink the garden hose before you turn on the water
Recent Examples on the Web Like many manufacturers, Gilmour claims the hose is kink resistant and able to unkink itself. Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2020 The Swiss physician Roger Vittoz cradles Eliot’s head in his hands in order to read the sad poet’s brain waves and unkink them. Eric Bennett, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

unkink

verb

as in to straighten
to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls you should unkink the garden hose before you turn on the water

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • straighten
  • unbend
  • uncurl
  • untwist
  • uncoil
  • unwind
  • unroll
  • untwine
  • untangle
  • disentangle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • bend
  • curve
  • curl
  • bend
  • arc
  • bow
  • round
  • hook
  • twist
  • turn
  • kink
  • loop
  • crook
  • wind
  • swirl
  • twine
  • entwine
  • spiral
  • coil
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