Dictionary Definition
untie
Verb
2 cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace";
"untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: undo, loosen] [also: untying]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes with: -aɪ
Verb
Antonyms
Translations
to loosen, as something interlaced or knotted
to free from fastening or from restraint
to resolve
- Finnish: ratkaista
to become untied or loosed
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
cast off, detach, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, doff, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, remove, take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbridle, unbuckle, unbutton, uncage, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfetter, ungag, unglue, unhandcuff, unhobble, unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unmanacle, unmuzzle, unpen, unpinion, unscramble, unshackle, unstick, unstrap, untangle, untether, untruss, untwine, unyoke, weigh
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