untie: Meaning and Definition of
un•tie
Pronunciation: (un-tī'), [key] — v., -tied, -ty•ing.
—v.t. - to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- to undo the string or cords of.
- to undo, as a cord or a knot; unknot.
- to free from restraint.
- to resolve, as perplexities.
—v.i. - to become untied.
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