About The Word Untie
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Untie
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What's The Definition Of Untie?
[v] undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"
[v] cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" Synonyms | Synonyms for Untie: loosen | unbrace | unlace Related Terms | Find terms related to Untie: See Also | alter | change | undo | unlash | unloose | unloosen Untie In Webster's Dictionary \Un*tie"\, v. t. [AS. unt?gan. See 1st {Un-}, and {Tie},
v. t.]
1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to
disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
Sacharissa's captive fain Would untie his iron
chain. --Waller.
Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink. --Pope.
2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to
unbind.
Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
Against the churches. --Shak.
All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the
accounts of drunkenness. --Jer. Taylor.
3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
They quicken sloth, perplexities untie. --Denham.
\Un*tie"\, v. i. To become untied or loosed. |
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