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untie Definition

un·tie (-tī)

transitive verb -·tied, -·ty·ing or -·tie·ing

  1. to loosen, undo, or unfasten (something tied or knotted)
  2. to free, as from difficulty, restraint, etc.
  3. to resolve (perplexities, etc.)

Etymology: ME unteien < OE untigan: see un- & tie

intransitive verb

to become untied

untie Synonyms

untie

v.

untie Usage Examples

Object

  • colt: As they were untying it, some of the bystanders said to them, " What are you doing, untying the colt?
  • knot: To untie that knot, you can start with any meaning you like.
  • rope: Upon untying the rope, the volunteer finds that his celebrity date is no longer in the stack of cards.
  • cord: To untie the cords of the yoke means that we are to work to eliminate every way that social mismanagement treats people like animals.
  • aid: However, in real terms the reduction of tied aid has not resulted in a proportional increase of untied aid.
  • string: I am not good enough to untie the strings of his sandals.

Modifying Another Word

  • fully: From 1 April 2001, the UK agreed that all its development assistance would be fully untied.
  • then: Seagoon: Quick, glue one onto my bonds then untie them.
  • now: The group must now untie all the knots that are in the rope.
  • not: And do not untie the knot which binds us together on the Day of Resurrection O Lord of the Worlds.
  • n't: I was in such a hurry I had n't untied her.
  • carefully: Shepherd carefully untied the dirty, bloody bandage and as gently as he could he began to unwind the material.

Browse dictionary entries near untie

  1. untidy
  2. unthrone
  3. unthread
  4. unthinking
  5. unthinkable
  6. unthink
  7. unthankful
  8. untether
  9. Unterwalden
  10. Untermeyer
  1. untied
  2. until
  3. untimely
  4. untiring
  5. untitled
  6. unto
  7. untold
  8. untouchable
  9. untouched
  10. untoward