loswerken

Definitions of loswerken
  1. verb
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
    synonyms: lostornen, ontrafelen, pluizen, rafelen, tornen, uitrafelen, uitspitten
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    type of:
    breken, delgen, opheffen, tenietdoen
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
  2. verb
    remove or force out from a position
    synonyms: afhelpen, bevrijden, vrijmaken
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    antonyms:
    afzetten, inklemmen
    put, fix, force, or implant
    type of:
    afhalen, losmaken, nemen, ontdoen, verwijderen, wegdoen, weghalen, wegnemen
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  3. verb
    release from entanglement of difficulty
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    type of:
    afhelpen, bevrijden, ontstoppen, vrijmaken
    free or remove obstruction from
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