to unfix
- verb
- /ʌnˈfɪks/
:
desfijar
- The worst of it was that I had told the men to unfix their bayonets and sheathe them.
Examples
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Bid the tree, unfix his earth-bound root?
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The technician will unfix the camera from the tripod for better angles.
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Can you unfix it ?
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Must unfix.
Fiction book (1991) -
You need to unfix the screws before moving the shelf.
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To replace the carpet, you must unfix the old flooring first.
Synonyms
91
1.0
Make a knot or lace loose by undoing it
82
5.3
To stop being part of or connected to something
41
2.7
To take something off from where it is attached
35
2.5
To take something off where it hangs, like a coat or necklace
16
4.0
To come apart from something it is connected to
15
6.1
To force something or someone out of a place where they are stuck
5
3.4
To open something by undoing a button or zipper
5
5.3
To disconnect two things that are joined, often machine parts
4
5.7
To take off something that is attached to another thing, like a trailer or bicycle
4
3.9
To take off a belt or band that holds something in place
4
5.7
To move something from its normal place and make it stop working or fitting
3
6.4
To free something by untying ropes or cords
3
3.8
To untie strings that close shoes or clothing
1
4.1
To take a pin out so something is no longer attached
1
3.9
To come away from something it was stuck to
1
6.1
To separate something from what it is connected to
1
6.6
To release something that is tied or fastened so it can move away
1
8.1
To remove a support that holds something in place
1
7.0
To make something less tight or set something free
1
3.5
To remove something that is stuck with glue
1
7.4
To free something that is stuck by removing what blocks it so it can move again
1
8.1
To take something out of where it is kept
To pull small nails or pins out of something
To remove a peg that holds something like a tent
Release a window or panel from a fixed position so it can move
To release a catch or latch, for example a seatbelt
To take something off a rack, like a coat or bicycle
To make something less tight or free it from something holding it
Antonyms
How Detached
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unfix is made from the prefix un- ('not' or 'reverse') and fix ('to make firm or fasten'), so it literally means to undo a fastening or take something off its place, like removing a shelf or untying a knot.