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[ uhn-not ] / ʌnˈnɒt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unknot ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), un·knot·ted, un·knot·ting.to untie by or as if by undoing a knot: to unknot a tie. Origin of unknotFirst recorded in 1590–1600; un-2 + knot1 Words nearby unknotunkind, unkindest cut, unkindly, unknightly, unknit, unknot, unknowable, unknowing, unknown, unknown quantity, Unknown Soldier Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unknotAnd the child turned up the hill with her luge, leaving her elders to unknot the situation. The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns|Arnold Bennett Fullarton said and, running to the bed, began to unknot the cord that bound the admiral. Held Fast For England|G. A. Henty In shaking out a reef, unknot the points first, then cast off the tack, and lastly the reef-pennant. Harper's Young People, May 17, 1881|Various "We could not unknot the knots," added Tom, who was bound to have his joke. The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle|Edward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield)
Words related to unknotundo, loosen, untangle, disentangle, unwind, separate, free, unsnarl, unhitch, unfasten, unbind, disengage, extricate, unlace, straighten out |