Definition of Untie

1. Verb. Undo the ties of. "They want to untie the prisoners "; "They untied the prisoner"

Exact synonyms: Unbrace, Unlace
Specialized synonyms: Unloose, Unloosen, Unlash
Generic synonyms: Undo
Antonyms: Tie
Derivative terms: Untier

2. Verb. Cause to become loose. "Loosen the necktie"
Exact synonyms: Loosen, Undo
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Loosening, Undoer, Undoing, Untier, Untying

Definition of Untie

1. v. t. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.

2. v. i. To become untied or loosed.

3. v. t. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.

4. v. i. To become untied or loosed.

Definition of Untie

1. Verb. (transitive) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind. ¹

3. Verb. To resolve; to unfold; to clear. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To become untied or loosed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Untie

1. to free from something that ties [v -TIED, -TYING or -TIEING, -TIES]

Medical Definition of Untie

1. 1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot. "Sacharissa's captive fain Would untie his iron chain." (Waller) "Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink." (Pope) 2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind. "Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the churches." (Shak) "All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness." (Jer. Taylor) 3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear. "They quicken sloth, perplexities untie." (Denham) Origin: AS. Untgan. See 1st Un-, and Tie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Untie

untick
unticked
unticketed
unticking
untickled
unticks
untidied
untidier
untidies
untidiest
untidily
untidiness
untidinesses
untidy
untidying
untie (current term)
untied
untieing
untier
unties
untighten
untightened
untightening
untightens
until
until Kingdom come
until hell freezes over
until now
until one is blue in the face
until the cows come

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