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untied

[uhn-tahy] Origin

un·tie

[uhn-tahy] verb, -tied, -ty·ing.
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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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English untyen, Old English untīegan. See un-2, tie

unite, untie.
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untie
O.E. untiegan, from un- (2) + tie (v.).
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