untie
Use Untie in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
2.
to undo the string or cords of.
3.
to undo, as a cord or a knot; unknot.
4.
to free from restraint.
5.
to resolve, as perplexities.
verb (used without object)
6.
to become untied.
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| —vb , -ties, -tying, -tied | |
| 1. | to unfasten or free (a knot or something that is tied) or (of a knot or something that is tied) to become unfastened |
| 2. | (tr) to free from constraint or restriction |
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Example sentences
If later the couple could not get along and wanted to divorce, they would first have to find the hair and untie it.
Move adjacent boats away from the fire area but don't untie burning boats to drift away.
When the dripping stops, untie and check the consistency.
He was so exhausted that he crawled into his hut, forgetting to untie the dogs.
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