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un·tie
 untie
- pronunciation:
- uhn
taI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
untied, unties, untying |
| definition 1: |
to free from being tied or bound.
The prisoners were untied and released.- antonyms:
- bind, tie
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| definition 2: |
to loosen or undo (a knot).
- antonyms:
- tie
- similar words:
- loose
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| definition 3: |
to undo a knot or tie in; unknot.
He untied his bow tie.- antonyms:
- tie
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| related words: |
liberate, loose, release |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to come undone or unknotted.
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