untie

un·tie

 (ŭn-tī′)

v. un·tied, un·ty·ing (ŭn-tī′ĭng), un·ties

v.tr.

1. To undo or loosen (a knot or something knotted).

2. To free from something that binds or restrains: untie a horse from a tree.

3. To straighten out (difficulties, for example); resolve.

v.intr.

To become untied.

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untie

(ʌnˈtaɪ)

vb, -ties, -tying or -tied

1. to unfasten or free (a knot or something that is tied) or (of a knot or something that is tied) to become unfastened

2. (tr) to free from constraint or restriction

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un•tie

(ʌnˈtaɪ)

v. -tied, -ty•ing. v.t.

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]

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untie

Past participle: untied
Gerund: untying

Imperative

untie

untie

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	untie - undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" unbrace, unlace unloose, unloosen - loosen the ties of; "unloose your sneakers" unlash - untie the lashing of; "unlash the horse" undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions" tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
	2.	untie - cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" undo, loosen alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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untie

verb undo, free, release, loosen, unfasten, unbind, unstrap, unclasp, unlace, unknot, unmoor, unbridle Nicholas untied the boat from her mooring.

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untie

verb

To free from ties or fasteners:

disengage, loose, loosen, slip, unbind, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unloose, unloosen.

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Translations

يَحُل، يَفُكيَحُلُّ

rozvázat

binde opløsne

aufknoten

λύνωξεδένω

desatarsoltardesamarrar

avataavata solmuavautuairrottaaratkaista

détacher

odvezati

losa

sciogliereslegaresciogliersislacciaredisfare

ほどく

풀다

atsaitētatsiet

losmakenontrafelenontwarrenoplossenlosknopen

knyte oppknytte opp

rozwiązać

desamarrar

развязывать

odvezatirazvezati

knyta upp

แก้ออก

çözmekaçmak

cởi trói

解开

untie

[ˈʌnˈtaɪ] VT [+ shoelace, shoe, animal] → desatar; [+ knot, parcel] → deshacer

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untie

[ʌnˈtaɪ] vt

[+ knot, parcel] → défaire; [+ rope, string, scarf] → dénouer

[+ prisoner, dog] → détacher; [+ hands, feet] → détacher

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untie

vt knot → lösen; string, tie, shoelaces also → aufbinden; shoes → aufmachen; parcel → aufknoten; person, animal, hands, apron → losbinden

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untie

[ʌnˈtaɪ] vt (parcel) → disfare; (knot, shoelaces) → sciogliere; (hands, person, dog) → slegare

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untie

(anˈtai) verb

to loosen or unfasten. He untied the string from the parcel. losmaak يَحُل، يَفُك развързвам desamarrar rozvázat aufknoten binde op; løsne χαλαρώνω, λύνωdesatar lahti siduma باز کردن avata détacher לְהַתִיר खोलना, उतारना odvezati kibont membuka ikatan losa slegare, slacciare ほどく 풀다, 끄르다 atrišti atsiet; atsaitēt membuka ikatan losknopenløsne, knyte opp odwiązywać desamarrar a dezlega развязывать rozviazať razvezati odvezati knyta upp แก้มัด çözmek, açmak 解開 розв'язувати کھولنا، ڈھيلا کرنا cởi; tháo 解开

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untie

→ يَحُلُّ rozvázat binde op aufknoten ξεδένω desatar avata solmu détacher odvezati sciogliere ほどく 풀다 losmaken knytte opp rozwiązać desamarrar развязывать knyta upp แก้ออก çözmek cởi trói 解开

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