untie
/ʌnˈtʌɪ
/verb (unties, untying, untied) [with object]
Undo or unfasten (something that is tied or tied up): she knelt to untie her laces Morton untied the parcel...
- As soon as it's tied, I untie and unwrap it again, and set it down on the pedestal.
- My current shoelaces haven't been untied for at least a year and are getting a bit ragged, so I thought it was time for some new ones.
- When she wishes to punish anyone she gives them a basket of one hundred pairs of shoes all with the laces tied in a hundred tight knots and makes them sit and untie every one.
Synonyms
undo, unknot, unbind, unfasten, unwrap, unlace, untether, unfetter, unhitch, unmoor;
loose, detach, free, set free, release, let go, set adrift, cast off
Origin
Old English untīgan (see un-2, tie).
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