Untie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌnˈtaɪ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Untie is a verb meaning (transitive) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
Meaning
(transitive) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
- To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
- (intransitive) To become untied or loosed.
- (programming, transitive) In the Perl programming language, to undo the process of tying, so that a variable uses default instead of custom functionality.
Example Sentences
to untie a knot
They quicken sloth, perplexities untie.
Sacharissa's captive fain / Would untie his iron chain.
Though you untie the winds, and let them fight / Against the churches.
Word Forms
- unties
- untying
- untied
Synonyms for untie
Depending on context, synonyms include unfasten, unbrace, unlace.
Antonyms for untie
Common opposites include tie, bind.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unlace, unbrace, disentangle, unstrap, unhitch, unhook.
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