unkink

verb

ˌən-ˈkiŋk How to pronounce unkink (audio)
Definition of unkinknext
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

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Recent Examples of unkink Like many manufacturers, Gilmour claims the hose is kink resistant and able to unkink itself. — Kate Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023 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
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straighten
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  • Push through your feet to straighten your legs and bring your left foot forward to return to standing.
    — Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Chemically straightened Afro hairstyles had gone from being the default to increasingly unfashionable.
    — Ata-owaji Victor, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of straighten

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“Unkink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unkink. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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