untieverb [ T ]
uk/ʌnˈtaɪ/us/ʌnˈtaɪ/present participle untying, past tense and past participle untiedB2 to unfasten a knot or something tied
Examples
- I can't untie the knot - it's too tight.
- "I just need to get changed." he said, untying his shoelaces.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- crack
- let/set sth loose idiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosen your grip idiom
- open sb up
- pay (sth) out
- steam
- the earth/ground/floor opens idiom
- throw
- unbuckle
- uncap
- uncork
- undid
- unpick
- unplug
- unroll
- unscrew
- unwind
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