To untie something is to undo the knot or knotting that is holding it together. When you untie a knot, it usually comes apart easily.
He untied the knot in the rope with ease.
The rope was tightly bound, so it took the soldier a while to untie the knot.
verb
cause to become loose
Synonyms:
verb
undo the ties of
Synonyms:
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They release the heavy cords and untie him from the board.
2
Peeps enters the room and unties Ellie's hands, and she unties Dimly.
3
He unties the horse and leaves.
4
They tried to untie the convolved knots.
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The tying is easily untied for removing the rods.
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It is necessary to work with the Kundalini and untie the three knots.
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To do it, take the bundles of flax and untie them.
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It has the virtues of being both easy to tie and untie.
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One of the major problems in the untying of aid is the donor dilemma.
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The end of the bowline on the inside will untie itself almost magically.