untie

untie
    v 1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: {untie},
         {unbrace}, {unlace}] [ant: {bind}, {tie}]
    2: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot";
       "loosen the necktie" [syn: {untie}, {undo}, {loosen}]
    

Untie \Un*tie"\, v. t. [AS. unt[=y]gan. See 1st {Un-}, and
   {Tie}, v. t.]
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   1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to
      disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
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            Sacharissa's captive fain
            Would untie his iron chain.           --Waller.
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            Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink. --Pope.
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   2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to
      unbind.
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            Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
            Against the churches.                 --Shak.
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            All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the
            accounts of drunkenness.              --Jer. Taylor.
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   3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
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            They quicken sloth, perplexities untie. --Denham.
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Untie \Un*tie"\, v. i.
   To become untied or loosed.
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52 Moby Thesaurus words for "untie":
      cast off, detach, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disengage,
      disentangle, doff, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, remove,
      take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbridle, unbuckle, unbutton,
      uncage, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfetter, ungag, unglue,
      unhandcuff, unhobble, unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unlock,
      unloose, unloosen, unmanacle, unmuzzle, unpen, unpinion,
      unscramble, unshackle, unstick, unstrap, untangle, untether,
      untruss, untwine, unyoke, weigh anchor