untie
untie
Definition
un·tie (-tī′)
transitive verb -·tied′, -·ty′·ing or -·tie′·ing
- to loosen, undo, or unfasten (something tied or knotted)
- to free, as from difficulty, restraint, etc.
- to resolve (perplexities, etc.)
intransitive verb
to become untied
untie
Synonyms
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.
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