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- Dictionaryun·tie/ˌənˈtī/
verb
- 1. undo or unfasten (a cord or knot): "she knelt to untie her laces"
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The meaning of UNTIE is to free from something that ties, fastens, or restrains : unbind. How to use untie in a sentence.
to unfasten a knot or something tied: I had to help her untie her shoelaces. (Definition of untie from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of untie. untie. Again, the passage of time and accumulation of data will help us to untie this knot. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
Untie definition: to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.. See examples of UNTIE used in a sentence.
verb. cause to become loose. “ untie the knot”. synonyms: loosen, undo. see more. verb. undo the ties of. “They untied the prisoner”. synonyms: unbrace, unlace.
If you untie something that is tied to another thing or if you untie two things that are tied together, you remove the string or rope that holds them or that has been tied round them. Nicholas untied the boat from her mooring.
to unfasten a knot or something tied: I had to help her untie her shoelaces. (Definition of untie from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of untie. untie. At the end of winter, they would simply untie them and release them back to the wild. From Slate Magazine.
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. 4. to free from restraint. 5. to resolve, as perplexities. v.i. 6. to become untied. [before 1000]
verb. /ʌnˈtaɪ/ Verb Forms. untie something to separate the pieces of string, rope, etc. that form a knot in something; to remove the string, rope, etc. from something that is tied. to untie a knot. I quickly untied the package and peeped inside. He untied the rope and pushed the boat into the water. She untied his hands and let him go.
Definition of untie verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
untie meaning, definition, what is untie: to take the knots out of something, or u...: Learn more.
