Unfasten

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  • intransitive verb. To separate the connected parts of.
  • intransitive verb. To become loosened or separated.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To loose; unfix; unbind; untie; figuratively, to detach from any connecting link or agency; disconnect.
  • To come untied or unloosed.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie; figuratively, to detach from any connecting link or agency; to disconnect.
  • verb. To come untied or unloosed.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. cause to become undone
  • verb. become undone or untied
    • Word Usage
    "One of the Indians stepped up and proceeded to unfasten his pack-straps."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    button  button up  do up  fasten  tie up  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    open  open up  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bent-kneed  black-and-yellow  buttoned-up  calfskin  cutaway  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cast off  detach  disengage  disglue  doff  
    verb-form
    unfastened  unfastening  unfastens  
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