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unknot

[ uhn-not ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, un·knot·ted, un·knot·ting.

Origin of unknot¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + knot ¹

And the child turned up the hill with her luge, leaving her elders to unknot the situation.

Greg asked, his perspiring fingers slipping as he tried to unknot his tie.

"We could not unknot the knots," added Tom, who was bound to have his joke.

He would unknot the tangled threads at whatever cost to himself.

Fullarton said and, running to the bed, began to unknot the cord that bound the admiral.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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