Untie

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To undo or loosen (a knot or something knotted).
  • v. To free from something that binds or restrains: untie a horse from a tree.
  • v. To straighten out (difficulties, for example); resolve.
  • verb-intransitive. To become untied.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
  • v. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
  • v. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
  • v. To become untied or loosed.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
  • v. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
  • v. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
  • verb-intransitive. To become untied or loosed.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To undo, as a knot.
  • To undo the fastenings, bands, cords, or wrappings of; loosen and remove the tyings from: as, to unlie a bundle; hence, to let or set loose; dissolve the bonds of; liberate.
  • To loosen from coils or convolutions.
  • To resolve; unfold; clear.
  • To come untied; become loose.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. undo the ties of
  • v. cause to become loose
  • Antonym
    tie   
    Verb Form
    untied    unties    untying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    change    modify    alter   
    Cross Reference
    loose   
    Variant
    untying   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    unbind    resolve    unfold    clear    unknit    unknot   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ai    Alai    Ally    Bi    Bligh    Bly    Brunei    Cai    Cy    Dai