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- to undo a knot in something; to undo something that is tied to untie a knot I quickly untied the package and peeped inside. He untied the rope and pushed the boat into the water.
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untie. untie something to separate the pieces of string, rope, etc. that form a knot in something; to remove the string, rope, etc. from something that is tied. I quickly untied the package and peeped inside. He untied the rope and pushed the boat into the water. She untied his hands and let him go.
verb. /ʌnˈtaɪ/ untie something Verb Forms. to undo a knot in something; to undo something that is tied to untie a knot I quickly untied the package and peeped inside. He untied the rope and pushed the boat into the water. She untied his hands and let him go. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb untie. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Untie definition: to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.. See examples of UNTIE used in a sentence.
The meaning of UNTIE is to free from something that ties, fastens, or restrains : unbind. How to use untie in a sentence.
UNTIE definition: to open a knot or something that has been tied with a knot: . Learn more.
let or set loose by undoing a knot: to untie a prisoner. to undo the string or cords of: to untie (the strings of) a package.
