отвёртывать

verbimperfective perfective is отверну́ть

1.
to unscrew, to screw off, to undo (by turning)
Он ме́дленно отвёртывал кры́шку банки.
He was slowly unscrewing the lid of the jar.
Imperfective; perfective отвернуть/отвертеть.
2.
to turn on (a tap), to open (a valve)
Не отвёртывай кран до конца́.
Don't turn the tap on all the way.
Of taps and valves.
3.
to turn away, to turn aside
Он всё вре́мя отвёртывал го́лову в сто́рону.
He kept turning his head aside.
Usually of the head or face; the more common variant is отворачивать.
4.
(rare) to turn back, to bend back
Он осторо́жно отвёртывал край же́сти.
He carefully bent back the edge of the tin.
5.
(rare) to turn up, to roll up (sleeves), to fold back
Пе́ред рабо́той он отвёртывал рукава́.
Before work he would roll up his sleeves.
Of sleeves, cuffs, collars.
6.
(rare) to twist off, to wring off
Она́ ло́вко отвёртывала ку́рице го́лову.
She deftly wrung the chicken's head off.
Of something torn off with a twisting motion.

Conjugation

Imperative
ты
вы

Active present	отвёртывающий	unscrewing, turning off, detaching
Active past	отвёртывавший	unscrewing (past active participle), turning off, turning away
Passive present	отвёртываемый	unscrewable, that can be unscrewed
Passive past	-
Gerund present	отвёртывая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	отвёртывав отвёртывавши	while doing (past)

LockedUnlock full word family

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
вывёртывать	вы-	to unscrew; to twist (an arm); to turn inside out; to dart out
завёртывать	за-	to wrap; to screw tight; to turn; to drop in; to roll up
навёртывать	на-	to screw on; to wind (around)
обвёртывать	об-	to wrap up

LockedUnlock verb prefix groups

Iron edited translation 3 weeks ago.
Lucian edited verb basics, imperative forms, past forms and conjugation 6 years ago.
Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.