nnoun.actloosening the ties that fasten something; the untying is easy"Synset:undoing unfastening
Examples:- the tying of bow ties is an art
Derivationally Related Form:undounfastenuntie
Hypernyms:laxation loosening
Inherited Hypernyms:untyinglooseningalterationchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactundo the ties ofSynset:unbrace unlace untie
Antonyms:tie
Derivationally Related Form:untier
Hypernyms:undo
Inherited Hypernyms:untieundochange by reversalchange
Direct Hyponyms:unlashunlooseunloosen
Full Troponyms:unlashunloose
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: untie)
vverb.contactcause to become looseSynset:loosen undo untie
Examples:- undo the shoelace
- untie the knot
- loosen the necktie
Derivationally Related Form:undoeruntyingundoinguntierloosening
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:untiechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something