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Untie

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intransitive verb. To undo or loosen (a knot or something knotted).

intransitive verb. To free from something that binds or restrains.

intransitive verb. To straighten out (difficulties, for example); resolve.

intransitive verb. To become untied.

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.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

transitive verb. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.

transitive verb. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.

transitive verb. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.

intransitive verb. To become untied or loosed.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

verb. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.

verb. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.

verb. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.

verb. To become untied or loosed.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

verb. undo the ties of

verb. cause to become loose

Word Usage

"* This first-of-its-kind promotion will "untie" families from giving dad the traditional, same-old gift, instead offering him something he craves - a new smartphone."

Antonyms

Words with the opposite meaning

tie

cross-reference

loose

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

alter change modify

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Ai Alai Ally Bi Bligh

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

cast off clear detach disembarrass disembroil

variant

untying

verb-form

untied unties untying