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untie

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un·tie  (n-t)
v. un·tied, un·ty·ing (n-tng), 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.

untie [ʌnˈtaɪ]
vb -ties, -tying, -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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.untie - undo the ties ofuntie - undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"
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 looseuntie - cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
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"

untie
verb undo, free, release, loosen, unfasten, unbind, unstrap, unclasp, unlace, unknot, unmoor, unbridle Nicholas untied the boat from her mooring.
Translations
untie [ˈʌnˈtaɪ] VT [+ shoelace, shoe, animal] → desatar; [+ knot, parcel] → deshacer

untie [ʌnˈtaɪ] vt
[+ knot, parcel] → défaire; [+ rope, string, scarf] → dénouer
[+ prisoner, dog] → détacher; [+ hands, feet] → détacher

untie
vt knotlösen; string, tie, shoelaces alsoaufbinden; shoesaufmachen; parcelaufknoten; person, animal, hands, apronlosbinden

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

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

untie يحُل قيد rozvázat binde op aufknoten ξεδένω desatar avata solmu détacher odvezati sciogliere ほどく 풀다 losgaan knytte opp rozwiązać desamarrar развязывать knyta upp แก้ออก çözmek cởi trói 解开


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" called out Miss MacNab, "aren't you going to untie the man first?
At last I heard steps outside, and the hostler who had put up the traveler's horse burst into the stable with a lantern, and began to untie the horses, and try to lead them out; but he seemed in such a hurry and so frightened himself that he frightened me still more.
The master horse ordered a sorrel nag, one of his servants, to untie the largest of these animals, and take him into the yard.
 
 
 
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