unkinks
Smooths out bends
To unkink is to straighten out a kink or twist, returning something to a smooth, flowing state: She unkinks the garden hose before watering.
The word extends to relieving muscle tension or stiffness: He stretched to unkink his back after the long flight.
Figuratively, to unkink a problem or process is to resolve complications and get things running smoothly again.
Makes not crooked
- smoothsEliminates roughness or wrinkles
- untanglesSeparates what's knotted
- untwistsReverses a coiling motion
- uncoilsStraightens what was wound
releases · loosens · unbends · unfurls · flattens · uncurls · detangles · unravels
straightens
Makes not crooked
- smoothsEliminates roughness or wrinkles
- untanglesSeparates what's knotted
- untwistsReverses a coiling motion
uncoils · releases · loosens · unbends · unfurls · flattens · uncurls · detangles · unravels · unwrinkles
loosens
Decreases tightness or tension
stretches · eases · soothes · unknots · relieves · works out · limbering · flexes · decompresses · unwinds
straightens
Makes not crooked
realigns · corrects · uncoils · restores · extends · unbends · resets · clears · frees · unjams